| 2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 3–18, 2006 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Michigan State (11th title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Comley (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jeff Lerg (Michigan State) |
The 2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 35th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2006. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference Standings[]
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| 2005–06 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsv •d •e | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #9 Miami (OH)† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 96 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 122 | 79 | |
| #6 Michigan State* | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 82 | 66 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 138 | 103 | |
| #12 Michigan | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 102 | 82 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 147 | 125 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 83 | 79 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 118 | 104 | |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 99 | 90 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 146 | 136 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 84 | |
| Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 77 | 81 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 121 | 114 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 79 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 105 | |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 89 | 98 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 72 | 71 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 92 | |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 69 | 115 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 97 | 160 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 83 | 111 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 124 | 147 | |
| Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket[]
| First round
March 3–4 |
Quarterfinals
March 10–12 |
Semifinals
March 17 |
Championship
March 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5* | — | 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | Alaska | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Miami (OH) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Western Michigan | 3* | 1 | — | 2 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ferris State | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | Ferris State | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | — | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | Michigan State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Alaska | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round[]
(5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green[]
| March 3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 2 | Bowling Green | Qwest Center Omaha | ||||
| Adam Bartholomay - 10:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tomas Klempa - sh - 03:26
Bryan Marshall - 06:04 |
Second period | 13:14 - pp - Jonathan Matsumoto | ||||||
| Jason Krischuk - en - 19:01 | Third period | 11:12 - pp - Jonathan Matsumoto | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | ||||||
| March 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 2 | Bowling Green | Qwest Center Omaha | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Marshall - pp - 08:50
Jason Krischuk - 12:54 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Parse - 08:34
Adam Bartholomay - en - 19:57 |
Third period | 04:34 - John Mazzei
19:49 - Mike Falk | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jon Horrell ( 42 saves / 45 shots ) | ||||||
| Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0 | |
(6) Lake Superior State vs. (11) Western Michigan[]
| March 3 | Lake Superior State | 2 – 3 | OT | Western Michigan | Taffy Abel Arena | |||
| Trent Campbell - 12:20 | First period | 14:49 - Jason Moul | ||||||
| Nathan Ward - pp - 05:36 | Second period | 19:28 - pp - Ryan Mahrle | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 11:46 - Brent Walton | ||||||
| Jeff Jakaitis ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
| March 4 | Lake Superior State | 0 – 1 | Western Michigan | Taffy Abel Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:00 - pp - Mike Erickson | ||||||
| Jeff Jakaitis ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 31 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| Western Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(7) Ferris State vs. (10) Ohio State[]
| March 3 | Ferris State | 3 – 0 | Ohio State | Ewigleben Arena | ||||
| Matt Frank - 02:02
Dan Riedel - 09:23 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Lewandowski - en - 19:38 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitch O'Keefe ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dave Caruso ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 4 | Ferris State | 2 – 1 | Ohio State | Ewigleben Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Miller - pp - 05:18
Dan Riedel - pp - 07:09 |
Third period | 11:42 - pp - Kenny Bernard | ||||||
| Mitch O'Keefe ( 44 saves / 45 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dave Caruso ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| Ferris State won series 2–0 | |
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Alaska[]
| March 3 | Notre Dame | 1 – 3 | Alaska | Joyce Center | ||||
| Dan VeNard - 13:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:51 - Nathan Fornataro | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:55 - Kelly Czuy
19:23 - en - Lucas Burnett | ||||||
| David Brown ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
| March 4 | Notre Dame | 0 – 1 | Alaska | Joyce Center | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:04 - pp - Nathan Fornataro | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Brown ( 6 saves / 6 shots )
Jordan Pearce ( 15 saves / 16 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 39 saves / 39 shots ) | ||||||
| Alaska won series 2–0 | |
Quarterfinals[]
(1) Miami (OH) vs. (11) Western Michigan[]
| March 10 | Miami (OH) | 4 – 1 | Western Michigan | Goggin Ice Arena | ||||
| Alec Martinez - pp - 17:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Jones - 08:48
Nathan Davis - pp - 18:23 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Christie - en sh - 19:17 | Third period | 03:19 - Brent Walton | ||||||
| Charlie Effinger ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11 | Miami (OH) | 5 – 4 | OT | Western Michigan | Goggin Ice Arena | |||
| Alec Martinez - 00:59 | First period | 04:56 - Daryl Moore
12:14 - pp - Daryl Moore | ||||||
| Justin Mercier - 06:16
Matt Davis - pp - 14:01 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marty Guerin - 16:29 | Third period | 03:16 - pp - Mike Erickson
12:12 - Reid Yantzi | ||||||
| Alec Martinez - 17:00 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 40 saves / 45 shots ) | ||||||
| Miami (OH) won series 2–0 | |
(2) Michigan State vs. (9) Alaska[]
| March 10 | Michigan State | 1 – 2 | Alaska | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | 05:59 - Trevor Hyatt | ||||||
| David Booth - pp - 19:22 | Second period | 01:57 - Aaron Lee | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 36 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11 | Michigan State | 6 – 1 | Alaska | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| Jim McKenzie - pp - 10:09 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Mueller - 11:29
Drew Miller - 12:22 Tim Crowder - pp - 19:11 Bryan Lerg - pp - 19:37 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Lawrence - pp - 00:57 | Third period | 07:51 - pp - Kyle Jones | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 30 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 16 saves / 21 shots )
Chad Johnson ( 2 saves / 3 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Michigan State | 7 – 4 | Alaska | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| Chris Mueller - 01:40
Drew Miller - sh - 02:50 |
First period | 01:10 - pp - Kelly Czuy | ||||||
| Ethan Graham - 04:30
David Booth - 05:23 Drew Miller - 15:44 |
Second period | 05:01 - Aaron Lee | ||||||
| Corey Potter - pp - 04:43
Drew Miller - en - 18:03 |
Third period | 00:23 - pp - Aaron Lee
09:58 - Braden Walls | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 38 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
| Michigan State won series 2–1 | |
(3) Michigan vs. (7) Ferris State[]
| March 10 | Michigan | 6 – 4 | Ferris State | Yost Ice Arena | ||||
| T. J. Hensick - 07:47
Andrew Ebbett - 08:51 |
First period | 12:19 - Matt Verdone | ||||||
| Andrew Ebbett - 06:56
Brandon Kaleniecki - pp - 10:38 Kevin Porter - 14:17 |
Second period | 14:41 - Eric Vesely | ||||||
| Travis Turnbull - 16:20 | Third period | 09:44 - pp - Mark Bomersback
10:24 - Dan Riedel | ||||||
| Noah Ruden ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 21 saves / 27 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11 | Michigan | 3 – 2 | Ferris State | Yost Ice Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Kaleniecki - pp - 00:31
T. J. Hensick - pp - 13:26 |
Second period | 08:13 - Eric Vesely
09:17 - pp - Greg Rallo | ||||||
| Jack Johnson - 04:11 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Noah Ruden ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha[]
| March 10 | Northern Michigan | 4 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Berry Events Center | ||||
| Matt Siddall - pp - 04:06
Dirk Southern - pp - 17:57 |
First period | 16:22 - pp - Bill Thomas | ||||||
| Rob Lehtinen - 08:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rob Lehtinen - 07:00 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bill Zaniboni ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 2 | Nebraska-Omaha | Berry Events Center | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pat Bateman - 01:41
Andrew Contois - pp - 05:22 Andrew Contois - 12:03 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:03 - pp - Kaleb Betts
15:21 - pp - Alex Nikiforuk | ||||||
| Bill Zaniboni ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–0 | |
Semifinals[]
(1) Miami (OH) vs. (4) Northern Michigan[]
| March 17 | Miami (OH) | 5 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | 14:14 - Mike Santorelli
16:56 - Pat Bateman | ||||||
| Brian Kaufman - 02:49
Ryan Jones - 11:28 Nathan Davis - 17:05 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nino Musitelli - 07:03
Stephen Dennis - en - 19:45 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Charlie Effinger ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bill Zaniboni ( 13 saves / 17 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan[]
| March 17 | Michigan State | 4 – 1 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Tim Crowder - pp - 08:46
Zak McClellan - 16:45 |
First period | 07:26 - Andrew Ebbett | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Lerg - 17:44
Tim Crowder - pp - 19:28 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Noah Ruden ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
Third place[]
(3) Michigan vs. (4) Northern Michigan[]
| March 18 | Michigan | 3 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Matt Hunwick - pp - 10:54 | First period | 05:30 - Matt Ciancio | ||||||
| T. J. Hensick - 16:01 | Second period | 16:16 - Darin Olver | ||||||
| Matt Hunwick - 08:19 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Noah Ruden ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bill Zaniboni ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) | ||||||
Championship[]
(1) Miami (OH) vs. (2) Michigan State[]
| March 18 | Miami (OH) | 1 – 2 | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| Ryan Jones - 14:33 | First period | 14:13 - pp - Justin Abdelkader | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:52 - David Booth | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Lerg ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards[]
All-Tournament Team[]
- Goaltender: Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)
- Defensemen: Andy Greene (Miami (OH)), Matt Hunwick (Michigan)
- Forwards: Tim Crowder (Michigan State), Ryan Jones (Miami (OH)), Drew Miller (Michigan State)[1]
MVP[]
- Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)[1]