NCAA Womens Division I Hockey Championship Tournament - 2006

The 2006 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play. It began on March 17, 2006, and ended with the championship game on March 26. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the higher seeded teams. The Frozen Four was conducted in Minneapolis. A total of seven games were played.

2006 - Frozen Four Held at Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN

	Semifinals					National Championship Game
	1	New Hampshire	4
	4	Minnesota	5
						2	Wisconsin	3
						4	Minnesota	0
	3	St Lawrence	0
	2	Wisconsin	1

Winning Program: Wisconsin Badgers
Winning Coach: Mark Johnson
Losing Program: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Losing Coach: Laura Halldorson
Venue: Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN
Most Valuable Player Frozen Four: Jessie Vetter, Wisconsin

2006 - Tournament Seeding

Seed	Team	Season W-L-T	Conference	Invitation
1	New Hampshire	33-3-1	Hockey East	At Large
2	Wisconsin	35-5-1	WCHA	At Large
3	St Lawrence	31-5-2	ECAC	At Large
4	Minnesota	29-11-1	WCHA	At Large
5	Princeton	21-8-4	ECAC	At Large
6	Minnesota Duluth	22-9-3	WCHA	At Large
7	Mercyhurst	23-8-6	CHA	At Large
8	Harvard	18-13-4	ECAC	At Large

Quarter Finals Elimination Round

The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the top seeded team until 2021.

	Quarter Finals
	1	New Hampshire	3
	8	Harvard	1

	2	Wisconsin	2
	7	Mercyhurst	1

	3	St Lawrence	1
	6	Minnesota Duluth	0

	4	Minnesota	4
	5	Princeton	0