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 teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament play.
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.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Note: * denotes overtime period(s)