2006 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

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

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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

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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
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

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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

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All-Star team

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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