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

The tournament featured three rounds of play. All games in the tournament were 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

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†*281972409865392710213095
Mercyhurst28198139119873622131150118
Sacred Heart281882389255352112211682
Bentley2811125277582371517594117
Army281012626646736121868094
Connecticut2891811979106361123297136
Canisius288182186887351023287114
American International286175176411032621569129
Championship: Holy Cross
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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

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

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 )

[4]

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

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 )

[5]

(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut

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 )

[6]

(4) Bentley vs. (5) Army

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 )

[7]

Semifinals

(1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut

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 )

[8]

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley

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 )

[9]

Championship

(1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley

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 )

[3]

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

  • G: Tony Quesada (Holy Cross)
  • D: Jaye Judd (Bentley)
  • D: Jamie Hunt (Mercyhurst)
  • F: Tom Dickhudt (Bentley)
  • F: Pierre Napert-Frenette (Holy Cross)
  • F: James Sixsmith (Holy Cross)

[10]

MVP

  • James Sixsmith (Holy Cross)[11]

References

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  2. "Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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  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.
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