The 2006 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of women's

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Division I

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. 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

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. A total of seven games were played.

Qualifying teams

The winners of the ECAC,

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, and

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tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top two teams were then seeded, and four teams received home ice for the quarterfinals.

Bracket

https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2006

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

*G:

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*, Wisconsin *D:

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, Wisconsin *D: Ashley Albrecht, Minnesota *F: Jinelle Zaugg, Wisconsin *F: Bobbi Ross, Minnesota *F: Jennifer Hitchcock, New Hampshire * Most Outstanding Player

References

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