2006 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2006 Atlantic Hockey Men's March 11–18, 2006 8 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts Holy Cross 2nd Paul Pearl 2nd James Sixsmith Holy Cross 2005 2005 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2007 2007 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 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 Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Bracket Teams are reseeded after the Quarterfinals QuarterfinalsMarch 11Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 24 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/atlantic-hockey/2005-2006/list-24/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 1 Holy Cross 3 8 American International 1 3 Sacred Heart 1 6 Connecticut 4 4 Bentley 4** 5 Army 3 2 Mercyhurst 7 7 Canisius 2 SemifinalsMarch 17Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 25 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/atlantic-hockey/2005-2006/list-25/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 1 Holy Cross 4 6 Connecticut 1 4 Bentley 3** 2 Mercyhurst 2 ChampionshipMarch 18Holy Cross 5, Bentley 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/18/bentley-vs-holy-cross/ USCHO.com 2006-03-18 2013-05-02 1 Holy Cross 5 4 Bentley 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) Holy Cross vs. (8) American International Holy Cross American International Hart Recreation Center March 11 3 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/11/holy-cross-nets-three-unanswered-to-gain-aha-semifinals 1 No Scoring 13:53 - Ryan Robin Blair Bartlett - 19:12 Matt Burke - GW - 00:50Jon Landry - 14:11 Tony Quesada ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Tom Fenton ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) Holy Cross 3, American International 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/11/american-international-vs-holy-cross/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 (2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius Mercyhurst Canisius Mercyhurst Ice Center March 11 7 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/11/lakers-pull-away-late-in-aha-quarterfinal 1 Jamie Hunt - PP - 02:58 PP - 09:20 - Tommy Flikeid Dave Borrelli - PP - 09:57Chris Trafford - GW - 15:56 10:10 - Tommy Flikeid Ryan Toomey - SH - 00:47Kyle Gourgon - 02:43Ryan Toomey - PP - 11:48Dave Borrelli - EN SH - 17:38 Tyler Small ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Dan Griffin ( 38 saves / 44 shots ) Mercyhurst 7, Canisius 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/11/canisius-vs-mercyhurst/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 (3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut Connecticut Sacred Heart Milford Ice Pavilion March 11 4 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/11/scherer-hatter-leads-uconn-upset-of-shu 1 Matt Scherer - 05:12 Matt Scherer - GW PP - 13:46 18:38 - Peter Ferraro Scott McDougall - 05:12 Matt Scherer - EN - 18:54 Brad Smith ( 52 saves / 53 shots ) Jason Smith ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) Connecticut 4, Sacred Heart 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/11/connecticut-vs-sacred-heart/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 (4) Bentley vs. (5) Army Bentley Army John A. Ryan Arena March 11 4 – 3 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/11/wild-night-bentley-tops-army-in-2ot-to-reach-aha-semis 1 2 Marc Zwicky - 15:26 No Scoring 09:01 - Luke Flicek19:18 - Chris Bilec Dain Prewitt - 01:31Dain Prewitt - SH - 18:38 03:48 - Luke Flicek Brett Murphy - GW - 14:30 Ray Jean ( 35 saves / 38 shots ) Brad Roberts ( 51 saves / 55 shots ) Bentley 4, Army 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/11/army-vs-bentley/ USCHO.com 2006-03-11 2013-05-02 Semifinals (1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut Holy Cross Connecticut Hart Recreation Center March 17 4 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/17/sixsmith-special-teams-send-holy-cross-to-aha-title-game/ 1 Tyler McGregor - 03:20 19:47 - Chris Uber James Sixsmith - GW SH - 05:24James Sixsmith - PP - 06:59 Pierre Napert-Frenette - 13:31 Tony Quesada ( 37 saves / 38 shots ) Brad Smith ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/17/connecticut-vs-holy-cross/ USCHO.com 2006-03-17 2013-05-02 (2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley Bentley Mercyhurst Hart Recreation Center March 17 3 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/17/still-alive-bentley-stuns-mercyhurst-in-double-overtime 1 2 No Scoring No Scoring 16:55 - Jamie Hunt Jaye Judd - PP - 02:55Marc Zwicky - 07:53 15:37 - Scott Champagne Jaye Judd - GW - 00:58 Ray Jean ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) Tyler Small ( 53 saves / 56 shots ) Bentley 3, Mercyhurst 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2006/03/17/bentley-vs-mercyhurst/ USCHO.com 2006-03-17 2013-05-02 Championship (1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley Holy Cross Bentley Hart Recreation Center March 18 5 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2006/03/18/holy-cross-takes-second-straight-aha-title/ 1 Tyler McGregor - PP - 12:14James Sixsmith - PP - 16:33 12:45 - Dain Prewitt Pierre Napert-Frenette - GW PP - 02:07Jon Landry - PP - 12:31Sean Nappo - 18:41 12:45 - Jeff Gumaer Tony Quesada ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Ray Jean ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) / Geordan Murphy ( 5 saves / 5 shots ) 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) Another Title for Holy Cross http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Tourneys/0506/ahafinal_0426.htm Inside College Hockey 2006-03-18 2013-05-04 MVP James Sixsmith (Holy Cross)Atlantic Hockey Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/aha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013 2013-05-02 References 50em Aha tournament Category:Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Ice hockey competitions in Worcester, Massachusetts