2006 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2006 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
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| Dates | March 9–18, 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
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TD Banknorth Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Boston University (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Jack Parker(6th title) |
| MVP | David Van der Gulik (Boston University) |
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Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2006 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2006. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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