2006 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2006 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 17, 2006, and ended with the championship game on March 26. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the teams considered to be higher seeds, although no seed was given for either team in two of the games. The Frozen Four was conducted in Minneapolis. A total of seven games were played.

2006 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	Wisconsin Badgers (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	New Hampshire Wildcats (1st Frozen Four) St. Lawrence Saints (4th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (1st title)
MOP	,

Bracket

	National Quarterfinals March 17–March 18					National Semifinals March 24					National Championship March 26
	1	New Hampshire	3
		Harvard	1
						1	New Hampshire	4
							Minnesota	5
	Minnesota		4
	Princeton		0
												Minnesota	0
											2	Wisconsin	3
	St. Lawrence		1
	Minnesota–Duluth		0
							St. Lawrence	0
						2	Wisconsin	1
	2	Wisconsin	2**
		Mercyhurst	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: The team in italics is the home team in the first round.
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References

1. https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2006%5B%5D