2006 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

2006 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 11–13, 2006
Teams	6
Finals site	Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum Detroit, Michigan
Champions	Bemidji State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Tom Serratore (2nd title)
MVP	Jean-Guy Gervais (Bemidji State)
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The 2006 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 13, 2006, at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 13, 2006, with the winner receiving 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

2005–06 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Niagara†	20	13	6	1	27	78	62		36	20	15	1	126	121
Bemidji State*	20	12	7	1	25	72	46		37	20	14	3	125	97
Alabama–Huntsville	20	12	7	1	25	66	57		34	19	13	2	105	103
Robert Morris	20	7	11	2	16	51	66		35	12	20	3	94	119
Air Force	20	8	12	0	16	60	74		32	11	20	1	92	114
Wayne State	20	3	12	5	11	59	81		35	6	23	6	87	140
Championship: Bemidji State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinal March 11, 2006					Semifinals March 12, 2006					Championship March 13, 2006
						1	Niagara	3
	4	Robert Morris	4			4	Robert Morris	2
	5	Air Force	3								1	Niagara	2
											2	Bemidji State	4
						2	Bemidji State	4*
	3	Alabama-Huntsville	3			3	Alabama-Huntsville	3
	6	Wayne State	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Tournament awards

All-Star team

• Goaltender: Layne Sedevie (Bemidji State)
• Defensemen: Andrew Lackner (Niagara), Andrew Martens (Bemidji State)
• Forwards: Logan Bittle (Robert Morris), Ted Cook (Niagara), Ryan Miller (Bemidji State)[1]

MVP

• Jean-Guy Gervais (Bemidji State)[1]

References

1. Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2009.

External links

• College Hockey America tournament history