2006 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

The 2006 AHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 18, 2006. Opening round games were played at home team campus sites, while the semifinals and championship games were played at the Holy Cross home venue: Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Holy Cross received the Atlantic Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. This was the final year in which the AHA championship game was played at a non-neutral site.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. All games in the tournament are single-elimination. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds play to determine who advances to the semifinals. of the four remaining teams, the highest and lowest remaining ranked teams play each other with the other two teams facing one another to determine the championship participants. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I 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
#14 Holy Cross†* 28 19 7 2 40 98 65 39 27 10 2 130 95
Mercyhurst 28 19 8 1 39 119 87 36 22 13 1 150 118
Sacred Heart 28 18 8 2 38 92 55 35 21 12 2 116 82
Bentley 28 11 12 5 27 75 82 37 15 17 5 94 117
Army 28 10 12 6 26 64 67 36 12 18 6 80 94
Connecticut 28 9 18 1 19 79 106 36 11 23 2 97 136
Canisius 28 8 18 2 18 68 87 35 10 23 2 87 114
American International 28 6 17 5 17 64 110 32 6 21 5 69 129
Championship: Holy Cross
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
March 11[1]
Semifinals
March 17[2]
Championship
March 18[3]
         
1 Holy Cross 3
8 American International 1
1 Holy Cross 4
6 Connecticut 1
3 Sacred Heart 1
6 Connecticut 4
1 Holy Cross 5
4 Bentley 2
4 Bentley 4**
5 Army 3
4 Bentley 3**
2 Mercyhurst 2
2 Mercyhurst 7
7 Canisius 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(1) Holy Cross vs. (8) American International

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March 11 Holy Cross 3 – 1 American International Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 13:53 - Ryan Robin
Blair Bartlett - 19:12 Second period No scoring
Matt Burke - GW - 00:50
Jon Landry - 14:11
Third period No scoring
Tony Quesada ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Tom Fenton ( 39 saves / 42 shots )

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

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March 11 Mercyhurst 7 – 2 Canisius Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
Jamie Hunt - PP - 02:58 First period PP - 09:20 - Tommy Flikeid
Dave Borrelli - PP - 09:57
Chris Trafford - GW - 15:56
Second period 10:10 - Tommy Flikeid
Ryan Toomey - SH - 00:47
Kyle Gourgon - 02:43
Ryan Toomey - PP - 11:48
Dave Borrelli - EN SH - 17:38
Third period No scoring
Tyler Small ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Griffin ( 38 saves / 44 shots )

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(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut

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March 11 Connecticut 4 – 1 Sacred Heart Milford Ice Pavilion Recap  
Matt Scherer - 05:12
Matt Scherer - GW PP - 13:46
First period 18:38 - Peter Ferraro
Scott McDougall - 05:12 Second period No scoring
Matt Scherer - EN - 18:54 Third period No scoring
Brad Smith ( 52 saves / 53 shots ) Goalie stats Jason Smith ( 16 saves / 19 shots )

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(4) Bentley vs. (5) Army

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March 11 Bentley 4 – 3 2OT Army John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
Marc Zwicky - 15:26 First period No scoring
No Scoring Second period 09:01 - Luke Flicek
19:18 - Chris Bilec
Dain Prewitt - 01:31
Dain Prewitt - SH - 18:38
Third period 03:48 - Luke Flicek
Brett Murphy - GW - 14:30 Second overtime period No scoring
Ray Jean ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) Goalie stats Brad Roberts ( 51 saves / 55 shots )

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Semifinals

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(1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut

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March 17 Holy Cross 4 – 1 Connecticut Hart Recreation Center Recap  
Tyler McGregor - 03:20 First period 19:47 - Chris Uber
James Sixsmith - GW SH - 05:24
James Sixsmith - PP - 06:59
Second period No scoring
Pierre Napert-Frenette - 13:31 Third period No scoring
Tony Quesada ( 37 saves / 38 shots ) Goalie stats Brad Smith ( 25 saves / 29 shots )

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley

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March 17 Bentley 3 – 2 2OT Mercyhurst Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No Scoring Second period 16:55 - Jamie Hunt
Jaye Judd - PP - 02:55
Marc Zwicky - 07:53
Third period 15:37 - Scott Champagne
Jaye Judd - GW - 00:58 Second overtime period No scoring
Ray Jean ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Tyler Small ( 53 saves / 56 shots )

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Championship

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(1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley

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March 18 Holy Cross 5 – 2 Bentley Hart Recreation Center Recap  
Tyler McGregor - PP - 12:14
James Sixsmith - PP - 16:33
First period 12:45 - Dain Prewitt
Pierre Napert-Frenette - GW PP - 02:07
Jon Landry - PP - 12:31
Sean Nappo - 18:41
Second period 12:45 - Jeff Gumaer
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tony Quesada ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Ray Jean ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) / Geordan Murphy ( 5 saves / 5 shots )

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Tournament awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Holy Cross 5, Bentley 2". USCHO.com. March 18, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross 3, American International 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mercyhurst 7, Canisius 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Connecticut 4, Sacred Heart 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bentley 4, Army 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 1". USCHO.com. March 17, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "Bentley 3, Mercyhurst 2". USCHO.com. March 17, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  10. ^ "Another Title for Holy Cross". Inside College Hockey. March 18, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.