2006 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2006 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 47th conference playoff in league history and 52nd season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2006 tournament played between March 10 and March 18, 2006 at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, North Dakota was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2006 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 10–18, 2006 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | North Dakota (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Hakstol[1] (1st title) |
| MVP | Jordan Parise (North Dakota) |
| Attendance | 87,579 |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.
The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.
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 | ||
| #8 Minnesota† | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 107 | 64 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 169 | 105 | |
| Denver | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 98 | 78 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 125 | 110 | |
| #1 Wisconsin | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 98 | 60 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 79 | |
| #3 North Dakota* | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 104 | 76 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 164 | 109 | |
| #11 Colorado College | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 94 | 75 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 143 | 109 | |
| #15 St. Cloud State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 79 | 62 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 134 | 99 | |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 93 | 88 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 126 | 121 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 54 | 113 | 38 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 74 | 149 | |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 114 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 97 | 148 | |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 110 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 68 | 138 | |
| Championship: North Dakota † 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 first round
| First round[2] March 10–12, 2006 |
Quarterfinal[3] March 16, 2006 |
Semifinals March 17, 2006 |
Championship March 18, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | Minnesota | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alaska-Anchorage | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | St. Cloud State | 5 | 6 | St. Cloud State | 8* | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3* | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | North Dakota | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Dakota | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota State | 3* | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado College | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Cloud State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | North Dakota | 4 | 1 | Minnesota | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
(1) Minnesota vs. (10) Alaska-Anchorage
| March 10[4] | Minnesota | 7 – 4 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| Ben Gordon - 06:43 Phil Kessel - 07:17 |
First period | 11:09 - PP - Jay Beagle | ||||||
| Ryan Potulny - 04:58 Ryan Potulny - 14:57 Ryan Potulny - GW - 18:31 |
Second period | 05:51 - Brent McMann 19:14 - Ales Parez | ||||||
| Ben Gordon - 10:35 Ryan Stoa - EN - 19:48 |
Third period | 05:14 - PP - Daron Underwood | ||||||
| Kellen Briggs ( 24 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | John DeCaro ( 45 saves / 51 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11[5] | Minnesota | 6 – 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| Phil Kessel - 04:38 Blake Wheeler - PP - 07:23 Ryan Stoa - GW PP - 15:13 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Stoa - 09:11 | Second period | 17:01 - Eric Walsky | ||||||
| Phil Kessel - PP - 11:08 Blake Wheeler - 18:20 |
Third period | 15:54 - Justin Bourne | ||||||
| Kellen Briggs ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nathan Lawson ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) / John DeCaro ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | ||||||
| Minnesota won series 2–0 | |
(2) Denver vs. (9) Minnesota-Duluth
| March 10[6] | Denver | 2 – 3 | OT | Minnesota-Duluth | Magness Arena | Recap | ||
| Paul Stastny - PP - 01:25 | First period | 15:06 - PP - Andrew Carroll | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Paul Stastny - PP - 04:02 | Third period | 02:36 - Andrew Carroll | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 01:25 - GW - MacGregor Sharp | ||||||
| Glenn Fisher ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nate Ziegelmann ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11[7] | Denver | 3 – 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | Magness Arena | Recap | |||
| Ryan Dingle - 14:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Dingle - 02:16 | Second period | 19:31 - PP - Jason Garrison | ||||||
| Ryan Helgason - GW - 15:31 | Third period | 05:45 - Michael Gergen | ||||||
| Peter Mannino ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nate Ziegelmann ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12[8] | Denver | 5 – 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | Magness Arena | Recap | |||
| Paul Stastny - PP - 09:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 12:17 - PP - Tim Stapleton 13:27 - PP - Josh Meyers 13:57 - GW - Michael Gergen 16:02 - Jason Garrison | ||||||
| Gabe Gauthier - EA - 15:06 | Third period | 19:31 - EN - Andrew Carroll | ||||||
| Peter Mannino ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) / Glenn Fisher ( 8 saves / 8 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nate Ziegelmann ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| Minnesota-Duluth won series 2–1 | |
(3) Wisconsin vs. (8) Michigan Tech
| March 10[9] | Wisconsin | 4 – 1 | Michigan Tech | Kohl Center | Recap | |||
| Robbie Earl - 06:03 A.J. Degenhardt - GW - 10:39 Jack Skille - PP - 16:17 |
First period | 08:48 - Geoff Kinrade | ||||||
| Matthew Ford - 19:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Elliott ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Michael Teslak ( 13 saves / 13 shots ) / Rob Nolan ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11[10] | Wisconsin | 1 – 0 | Michigan Tech | Kohl Center | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Pavelski - GW PP - 06:49 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Elliott ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Michael Teslak ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| Wisconsin won series 2–0 | |
(4) North Dakota vs. (7) Minnesota State
| March 10[11] | North Dakota | 2 – 3 | OT | Minnesota State | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Travis Zajac - PP - 05:55 | Second period | 06:30 - David Backes 19:31 - Travis Morin | ||||||
| Matt Watkins - 05:22 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 05:22 - GW - Rob Rankin | ||||||
| Jordan Parise ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Tormey ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11[12] | North Dakota | 4 – 1 | Minnesota State | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| Jonathan Toews - 12:40 T.J. Oshie - GW - 13:36 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| T.J. Oshie - 05:39 | Second period | 15:50 - PP - Kyle Peto | ||||||
| Travis Zajac - PP - 10:25 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Parise ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Tormey ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12[13] | North Dakota | 3 – 0 | Minnesota State | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| Chris Porter - GW - 00:47 Travis Zajac - PP - 07:17 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Travis Zajac - PP - 08:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Parise ( 32 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Tormey ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| North Dakota won series 2–1 | |
(5) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Cloud State
| March 10[14] | Colorado College | 1 – 2 | St. Cloud State | Colorado Springs World Arena | Recap | |||
| Jimmy Kilpatrick - 06:10 | First period | 09:06 - Konrad Reeder | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 01:27 - GW SH - Michael Olson | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Zaba ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bobby Goepfert ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 11[15] | Colorado College | 3 – 2 | St. Cloud State | Colorado Springs World Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 08:37 - Matt Hartman | ||||||
| Brian Salcido - 15:07 Brett Sterling - PP - 15:51 |
Second period | 05:14 - PP - Aaron Brocklehurst | ||||||
| Brett Sterling - GW - 11:28 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Zaba ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bobby Goepfert ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12[16] | Colorado College | 1 – 3 | St. Cloud State | Colorado Springs World Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 07:25 - Dan Kronick | ||||||
| Brett Sterling - PP - 00:11 | Third period | 06:50 - GW - Nate Raduns 15:29 - Matt Stephenson | ||||||
| Matt Zaba ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bobby Goepfert ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| St. Cloud State won series 2–1 | |
(6) St. Cloud State vs. (9) Minnesota-Duluth
| March 16[17] | St. Cloud State | 5 – 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Billy Hengen - 00:44 Nate Dey - GW - 03:18 Brock Hooton - PP - 12:55 |
First period | 13:56 - Tim Stapleton | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Gordon - 00:48 Billy Hengen - EN - 17:34 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Goepfert ( 36 saves / 37 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nate Ziegelmann ( 21 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
(1) Minnesota vs. (6) St. Cloud State
| March 17[18] | Minnesota | 7 – 8 | OT | St. Cloud State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | ||
| Ben Gordon - 09:36 Alex Goligoski - 13:33 |
First period | 10:57 - Matt Hartman 15:02 - PP - Justin Fletcher | ||||||
| Ryan Potunly - PP - 09:43 Ryan Potunly - 14:08 Ryan Potunly - PP - 19:59 |
Second period | 00:58 - Andrew Gordon 03:50 - Casey Borer 05:54 - T.J. McElroy 11:40 - Brock Hooton | ||||||
| Danny Irmen - 17:59 Ryan Potunly - EA - 19:45 |
Third period | 16:21 - Brock Hooton | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 09:14 - GW - Matt Hartman | ||||||
| Kellen Briggs ( 17 saves / 22 shots ) / Jeff Frazee ( 13 saves / 16 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bobby Goepfert ( 44 saves / 51 shots ) | ||||||
(3) Wisconsin vs. (4) North Dakota
| March 17[19] | Wisconsin | 3 – 4 | North Dakota | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Joe Pavelski - 07:43 Andy Brandt - 11:05 |
First period | 18:07 - Ryan Duncan 19:02 - Rylan Kaip | ||||||
| Robbie Earl - PP - 18:59 | Second period | 04:10 - Rastislav Spirko 18:24 - GW - Rylan Kaip | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Elliott ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jordan Parise ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin
| March 18[20] | Minnesota | 0 – 4 | Wisconsin | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:30 - GW - Andrew Joudrey | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:07 - Jack Skille | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:02 - PP - Ross Carlson 10:58 - Robbie Earl | ||||||
| Kellen Briggs ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Elliott ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
(4) North Dakota vs. (6) St. Cloud State
| March 18[21] | North Dakota | 5 – 3 | St. Cloud State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Rastislav Spirko - 04:00 Jonathan Toews - 04:15 T.J. Oshie - PP - 17:41 |
First period | 03:50 - PP - Konrad Reeder | ||||||
| Ryan Duncan - GW - 04:58 Ryan Duncan - PP - 13:41 |
Second period | 16:20 - PP - Brock Hooton | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:07 - Billy Hengen | ||||||
| Jordan Parise ( 37 saves / 40 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bobby Goepfert ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Brock Hooton (St. Cloud State)
- F T. J. Oshie (North Dakota)
- F Ryan Potulny (Minnesota)
- D Kyle Klubertanz (Wisconsin)
- D Matt Smaby (North Dakota)
- G Jordan Parise* (North Dakota)
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