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2006 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2006 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2006. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston University†* 27 17 7 3 37 89 67 40 26 10 4 140 96
#4 Maine 27 17 8 2 36 93 60 42 28 12 2 143 95
#2 Boston College 27 17 8 2 36 86 58 42 26 13 3 146 95
#13 New Hampshire 27 14 7 6 34 85 63 40 20 13 7 120 102
Providence 27 14 10 3 31 78 67 36 17 16 3 105 94
Vermont 27 10 11 6 26 65 62 38 18 14 6 97 82
Massachusetts–Lowell 27 11 14 2 24 74 96 36 14 20 2 104 132
Massachusetts 27 10 15 2 22 60 77 36 13 21 2 77 103
Northeastern 27 3 17 7 13 57 88 34 3 24 7 67 120
Merrimack 27 3 19 5 11 43 92 34 6 23 5 64 118
Championship: Boston University
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Quarterfinals[2]
March 9–11
Semifinals[3]
March 17
Championship
March 18
           
1 Boston University 4 4
8 Massachusetts 1 1
1 Boston University 9
4 New Hampshire 2
2 Maine 4* 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 3
1 Boston University 2*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Boston College 1
3 Boston College 3* 6
6 Vermont 2 2
2 Maine 1
3 Boston College 4
4 New Hampshire 4 2**
5 Providence 0 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts

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March 10[4] Boston University 4 – 1 Massachusetts Agganis Arena Recap  
David Van der Gulik - 06:15 First period No scoring
David Van der Gulik - GW - 04:00 Second period No scoring
John Laliberte - PP - 13:51
David Van der Gulik - EN - 19:16
Third period 05:52 - PP - Chris Capraro
John Curry ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Gabe Winer ( 25 saves / 28 shots )
March 11[5] Boston University 4 – 1 Massachusetts Agganis Arena Recap  
Bryan Ewing - 01:16 First period No scoring
No Scoring Second period No scoring
John Laliberte - GW PP - 05:50
Kenny Roche - 09:38
Peter MacArthur - EN - 19:34
Third period 18:42 - EA PP - Chris Capraro
John Curry ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Jonathan Quick ( 32 saves / 35 shots )
Boston University won series 2–0


(2) Maine vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

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March 10[6] Maine 4 – 3 OT Massachusetts-Lowell Alfond Arena Recap  
Greg Moore - PP - 13:20
Derek Damon - 17:23
First period 08:47 - SH - Jason Tejchma
No Scoring Second period 19:12 - Jeremy Hall
Greg Moore - PP - 09:51 Third period 2:24 - Nick Monroe
Keith Johnson - GW - 00:51 First overtime period No scoring
Ben Bishop ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Peter Vetri ( 34 saves / 38 shots )
March 11[7] Maine 4 – 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Alfond Arena Recap  
Matt Duffy - 11:20 First period 00:28 - Bobby Robins
Greg Moore - 00:27
John Hopson - PP - 05:01
Matt Duffy - GW - 05:54
Second period 12:14 - PP - J.R. Bria
12:36 - PP - Andrew Martin
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ben Bishop ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Peter Vetri ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Maine won series 2–0


(3) Boston College vs. (6) Vermont

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March 9[8] Boston College 3 – 2 OT Vermont Silvio O. Conte Forum Recap  
Brian Boyle - PP - 05:17 First period 07:47 - PP - Dean Strong
No scoring Second period No scoring
Chris Collins - EA - 19:01 Third period 03:28 - Jamie Sifers
Peter Harold - GW - 10:41 First overtime period No scoring
Cory Schneider ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Fallon ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
March 10[9] Boston College 6 – 2 Vermont Silvio O. Conte Forum Recap  
Chris Collins - 14:49 First period No scoring
Chris Collins - GW PP - 11:40
Brett Motherwell - GW PP - 18:51
Second period 15:10 - Jeff Corey
Benn Ferriero - SH - 06:18
Dan Bertram - EN - 18:13
Chris Collins - EN - 18:45
Third period 10:54 - EA PP - Peter Lenes
Cory Schneider ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Fallon ( 19 saves / 23 shots ) / Travis Russell ( 1 saves / 1 shots )
Boston College won series 2–0


(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Providence

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March 9[10] New Hampshire 4 – 0 Providence Whittemore Center Recap  
Jacob Micflikier - GW - 06:07
Brett Hemingway - PP - 14:11
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Daniel Winnik - 05:13
Josh Ciocco - EN SH - 10:42
Third period No scoring
Kevin Regan ( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Tyler Sims ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
March 10[11] New Hampshire 2 – 1 2OT Providence Whittemore Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Jacob Micflikier - PP - 10:34 Second period 03:20 - PP - Colin McDonald
No Scoring Third period No scoring
Daniel Winnik - GW - 14:18 Second overtime period No scoring
Jeff Pietrasiak ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Tyler Sims ( 59 saves / 61 shots )
New Hampshire won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Boston University vs. (4) New Hampshire

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March 17[12] Boston University 9 – 2 New Hampshire TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Dan Spang - 09:06
David Van der Gulik - 10:28
First period 02:53 - PP - Jacob Micflikier
David Van der Gulik - GW - 07:40
Matt Gilroy - 11:28
David Van der Gulik - 13:49
Second period 14:34 - PP - Jacob Micflikier
Bryan Ewing - 00:42
Brad Zancanaro - 02:07
Bryan Ewing - PP - 03:21
Dan Spang - PP - 03:36
Third period No scoring
Kevin Regan ( 23 saves / 30 shots ) / Jeff Pietrasiak ( 6 saves / 8 shots ) Goalie stats John Curry ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) / Stephan Siwiec ( 2 saves / 2 shots )


(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston College

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March 17[13] Maine 1 – 4 Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Josh Soares - PP - 18:14 Second period 06:27 - SH - Benn Ferriero
08:55 - GW - Brian Boyle
No Scoring Third period 19:13 - EN - Stephen Gionta
19:56 - EN - Nathan Gerbe
Ben Bishop ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Cory Schneider ( 35 saves / 36 shots )


Championship

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(1) Boston University vs. (3) Boston College

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March 18[14] Boston University 2 – 1 OT Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No Scoring First period 03:24 - Mike Brennan
John McCarthy - 14:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Brandon Yip - GW - 14:22 First overtime period No scoring
John Curry ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Cory Schneider ( 37 saves / 39 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "Boston University Men's Team History". 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2005-06 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2005-06 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Boston University 4, Massachusetts 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boston University 4, Massachusetts 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Maine 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 3". USCHO.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Maine 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Boston College 3, Vermont 2". USCHO.com. March 9, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Boston College 6, Vermont 2". USCHO.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire 4, Providence 0". USCHO.com. March 9, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire 2, Providence 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Boston University 9, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. March 17, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Boston College 4, Maine 1". USCHO.com. March 17, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "Boston University 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  15. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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