2005-06 CCHA season

This is the 2005-06 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-fifth season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA Miami RedHawks             28 20  6 2 42  96  57 Michigan State Spartans   28 14  7 7 35  82  66 Michigan Wolverines       28 13 10 5 31 102  82 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 14 12 2 30 83  79 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28 12 10 6 30  99  90 Lake Superior Lakers      28 11 12 5 27  75  70 Ferris State Bulldogs     28 10 11 7 27  77  81 Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks  28 11 13 4 26  64  79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28 11 13 4 26  75  76 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 11 14 3 25  72  71 Western Michigan Broncos  28  7 16 5 19  69 115 Bowling Green Falcons     28  8 18 2 18  83 111

First Round (best of three)

 * Nebraska-Omaha defeated Bowling Green two games to none (4-2, 4-2)
 * Western Michigan defeated Lake Superior two games to none (3-2 (ot), 1-0)
 * Ferris State defeated Ohio State two games to none (3-0, 2-1)
 * Alaska-Fairbanks defeated Notre Dame two games to none (3-1, 1-0)

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Miami defeated Western Michigan two games to none (4-1, 5-4 (ot))
 * Michigan State defeated Alaska-Fairbanks two games to one (1-2, 6-1, 7-4)
 * Michigan defeated Ferris State two games to none (6-4, 3-2)
 * Northern Michigan defeated Nebraska-Omaha two games to none (4-1, 3-2)

Semifinals

 * Miami defeated Northern Michigan 5 to 2
 * Michigan State defeated Michigan 4 to 1

Final

 * Miami defeated Michigan State 2 to 1

Third Place

 * Michigan defeated Northern Michigan 3 to 2

NCAA Tournament
Miami Michigan Michigan State Nebraska-Omaha
 * lost to Boston College 5 to 0 in the Northeast Regional Semifinals
 * lost to North Dakota 5 to 1 in the West Regional Semifinals
 * defeated New Hampshire 1 to 0 in the East Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Maine 5 to 4 in the East Regional Final
 * lost to Boston University 9 to 2 in the Northeast Regional Semifinals