2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
Year=2006
Gender=Men's
Division=Division I


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2006 Frozen Four logo
Teams=16
FrozenFourArena=Bradley Center
FrozenFourCity=Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Champions=Wisconsin
TitleCount=6th
RunnerUp=Boston College
GameCount=7th
Semifinal1=North Dakota
FrozenFourCount=16th
Semifinal2=Maine
FrozenFourCount2=11th
Coach=Mike Eaves
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Robbie Earl
MOPTeam=Wisconsin
Attendance=The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 24, 2006, and ended with the championship game on April 8. A total of 15 games were played.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, coached by Mike Eaves, won their sixth national title with a 2-1 victory in the final game over Boston College, coached by Jerry York.

Robbie Earl, forward for Wisconsin, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.

Game locations

First round and regional finals

* East – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York; hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the ECAC Hockey League
* Midwest – Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin; hosted by Michigan Technological University
* Northeast – DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts; hosted by Boston University
* West – Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, North Dakota; hosted by the University of North Dakota

Frozen Four

* Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Teams

width="30"|
valign="top"

Northeast Regional

Brackets

East Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 25 | RD2=Regional Finals March 26

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Michigan State
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=New Hampshire
RD1-score2=0

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Harvard
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Maine
RD1-score4=6

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Michigan State
RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Maine
RD2-score2=5

Midwest Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 25 | RD2=Regional Finals March 26

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Wisconsin
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Bemidji State
RD1-score2=0

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Cornell
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Colorado College
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Wisconsin
RD2-score1=1***
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Cornell
RD2-score2=0

West Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 24 | RD2=Regional Finals March 25

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Minnesota
RD1-score1=3

RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Holy Cross
RD1-score2=4*

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=North Dakota
RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Michigan
RD1-score4=1

RD2-seed1=4
RD2-team1=Holy Cross
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=North Dakota
RD2-score2=5

Northeast Regional

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 24 | RD2=Regional Finals March 25

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Boston University
RD1-score1=9
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Nebraska–Omaha
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Miami
RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Boston College
RD1-score4=4

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Boston University
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=5

Frozen Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals April 6 | RD2=National Championship April 8
RD1-seed1=E3
RD1-team1=Maine
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=MW1
RD1-team2=Wisconsin
RD1-score2=5

RD1-seed3=W2
RD1-team3=North Dakota
RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=NE3
RD1-team4=Boston College
RD1-score4=6

RD2-seed1=MW1
RD2-team1=Wisconsin
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=NE3
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=1

* Overtime

Record by conference

External links

* [http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_06.htm Inside College Hockey]