# 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2009, ending with the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis had hosted the Frozen Four. The tournament's opening round was scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2010, followed by the Final Faceoff on Saturday through Sunday, March 6–7, 2010. The quarterfinals were played on Friday through Saturday, March 12–13, 2010, with the Frozen Four played on Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, 2010.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

* September 17: The Mercyhurst College women's hockey team has been predicted to finish first in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches' Poll. The poll was released by CHA league officials. Mercyhurst claimed four of five possible first-place votes and 16 points to earn the top ranking for the eighth-straight season. Robert Morris came in second with 14 points after finishing with a 5-9-2 mark in conference play a season ago. Wayne State was slated third with nine points and Syracuse landed at No. 4 with eight points. Niagara, was ranked No. 5 with five points.
* September 22:St. Lawrence has been selected to finish in first place in the ECAC in the preseason poll. The voting was done by the league coaches as part of the pre-season polls and all-league team. The Saints, garnered a total of 107 points, including three of 12 first-place votes. St. Lawrence, boasts returning all-league selection senior defender Britni Smith. Last season, the team finished second in the regular-season standings with a mark of 16-5-1.
* September 24:The Badgers are the preseason pick to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's title, according to a poll of league coaches. Wisconsin went 34-2-5 last season en route to its third NCAA title in four years. The Badgers collected six first-place votes and 48 points in a poll of the eight coaches. Defending WCHA champion Minnesota, placed second with 43 points and two first-place votes. Minnesota Duluth, with 38 points, was selected to finish third. All three of those teams qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four last season.

## Exhibition
### CIS Exhibition

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey teams in exhibition games.
| Date | Location | NCAA school | CIS team | Score |
| Fri. Sept 25 | Detroit | Wayne State | York | Wayne State, 3-2 |
| Fri. Sept 25 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | Manitoba | North Dakota, 3-1 |
| Sat. Sept 26 | Erie, Pa. | Mercyhurst | Guelph | Mercyhurst, 10-0 |
| Sat. Sept 26 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | Wilfrid Laurier | Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout) |
| Sat. Sept 26 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | Manitoba | Manitoba, 3-2 |
| Sun. Sept 27 | Matthews Arena | Northeastern | McGill | McGill, 3-1 |
| Sun, Sep 27 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Robert Morris | Wilfrid Laurier | RMU, 4-0 |
| Sun. Sept 27 | Tennity Ice Pavilion | Syracuse | Guelph | Guelph, 3-1 |
| Sun. Sept 27 | | Niagara | Brock University | Niagara, 5-2 |
| Sat. Oct 3 | Appleton Arena | St. Lawrence | McGill | |
| Sun. Oct 4 | Burlington, VT | Vermont | McGill | McGill, 2-1 |
| Fri. Oct 23 | Hanover, N.H. | Dartmouth | McGill | St. Lawrence, 2-1 |
| Sun. Oct 25 | New Haven, CT | Yale | McGill | Yale, 4-2 |
| Sat. Jan 2 | Orono, Maine | Maine | University of Moncton | Maine, 4-2 |
| Sun. Jan 3 | Orono, Maine | Maine | University of Moncton | Maine, 6-3 |

### Canadian semipro exhibition

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play semipro Canadian teams in exhibition games.
| Date | Location | NCAA school | Canadian team | Score |
| 9/25/2009 | Erie, Pa. | Mercyhurst | Vaughan Flames | Mercyhurst, 10-0 |
| 9/26/2009 | Cheel Arena | Clarkson | Ottawa Senators (PWHL) | Clarkson, 7-3 |
| 10/18/2009 | Lynah Rink | Cornell Big Red | Toronto Aeros | 5-5 |
| 11/21/2009 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | Manitoba Maple Leafs | |

### US Olympic exhibition games

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play the United States Olympic Hockey team.
| Date | Location | NCAA school | Score |
| September 25 | Xcel Energy Center | WCHA All-Stars | USA, 6-1 |
| September 26 | National Hockey Center | St. Cloud State | USA, 13-0 |
| October 10 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | USA, 11-1 |
| November 22 | Whittemore Center | Hockey East women's All-Stars | |
| January 5 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | |
| January 12 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota | |

## Regular season

* November 7: The 10th-ranked Harvard women's ice hockey team had a 3-0 shutout victory over No. 7 St. Lawrence at Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson earned the program's 500th victory.

### Standings

2009–10 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| x, y: Mercyhurst | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne State | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niagara | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Morris | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
x: Regular season champion, y: Postseason champion
2009–10 Eastern College Athletic Conference standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Cornell | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 67 | 26 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 103 | 63 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 104 | 69 |
| Harvard | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 69 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 94 | 54 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 51 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 56 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 87 | 77 |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 70 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 88 | 85 |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 86 | 129 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 60 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 90 | 78 |
| Yale | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 55 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 75 |
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 73 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 95 |
| Union | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 75 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 110 |
| = Qualified for NCAA Frozen Four | = Qualified for NCAA Tournament |
2009–10 Hockey East Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Providence | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 59 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 76 |
| New Hampshire | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 65 | 41 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 60 |
| Boston University | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 93 | 80 |
| Northeastern | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 47 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 57 |
| Boston College | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 41 | 54 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 97 |
| Vermont | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 55 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 52 | 90 |
| Maine | 21 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 58 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 63 | 85 |
2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota Duluth†* | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 90 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 83 |
| Minnesota† | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 91 | 49 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 129 | 74 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 70 | 77 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 96 | 103 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 84 | 63 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 107 | 82 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 90 | 94 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 122 | 117 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 47 | 64 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 98 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 92 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 66 | 117 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 71 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 61 | 92 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 21, 2024 ||||||||||||||||||

### Outdoor Games

* On Friday, January 8, 2010, Boston's Fenway Park played host to a Hockey East doubleheader. In the first game, New Hampshire faced off against Northeastern in an outdoor college hockey doubleheader in the first outdoor women's hockey game in the sport's history. Northeastern surged to a 2-0 lead, but New Hampshire rallied to win 5-3. The latter game featured the men's teams from Boston College and Boston University, in which BU won 3-2.
* The Wisconsin women's team will host the Camp Randall Hockey Classic on Feb. 6, 2010 at Camp Randall Stadium. The UW women's hockey program will take on the Bemidji State Beavers outdoors at the stadium as part of their weekend series, while the men's program will follow against the Michigan Wolverines in what will serve as the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Game.

### Season Tournaments

| Name | Dates | Num. teams | Location | Championship |
| Nutmeg Classic | Nov. 27-28 | 4 | New Haven, CT | Connecticut Huskies |
| Easton Holiday Classic | Jan. 2-3 | 4 | St. Cloud, MN | No winner. Mercyhurst scored the most goals |
| Women's Beanpot | Feb. 2-8 | 4 | Boston, MA | Harvard |
* Easton Holiday Classic
| Date | Schools | Score |
| Jan. 2 | Minnesota State vs. Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst, 8-2 |
| Jan. 2 | St. Cloud State vs. Providence | Tie, 4-4 |
| Jan. 3 | Minnesota State vs. Providence | Providence, 2-0 |
| Jan. 3 | St. Cloud State vs. Mercyhurst | Tie, 4-4 |

### Rankings
#### October

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of October 5 | Week of October 12 | Week of October 19 | Week of October 26 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (140) | Mercyhurst (145) | Mercyhurst (10) | Mercyhurst (7) |
| 2 | Minnesota (139) | Minnesota (139) | Minnesota (5) | Minnesota (7) |
| 3 | New Hampshire (115) | New Hampshire (121) | New Hampshire | Clarkson |
| 4 | Wisconsin (112) | Clarkson (90) | Clarkson | New Hampshire |
| 5 | St. Lawrence (71) | Minnesota Duluth (87) | Wisconsin | Minnesota Duluth |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth (63) | Wisconsin (62) | Minnesota Duluth | Dartmouth |
| 7 | Clarkson (53) | Dartmouth (55) | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence |
| 8 | Dartmouth (40) | St. Lawrence (39) | Dartmouth | Wisconsin |
| 9 | Harvard (28) | Harvard (31) | Boston University | Harvard |
| 10 | Boston University (19) | Boston University (28) | Harvard | Boston University |
USA Today/USA Hockey Poll :
| Ranking | Week of October 5 | Week of October 12 | Week of October 19 | Week of October 26 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (16) | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst (17) | Mercyhurst (14) |
| 2 | Minnesota (2) | Minnesota | Minnesota (2) | Minnesota (5) |
| 3 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Clarkson |
| 4 | Wisconsin (1) | Clarkson | Clarkson | New Hampshire |
| 5 | St. Lawrence | Minnesota Duluth | Wisconsin | Minnesota Duluth |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | Wisconsin | Dartmouth | St. Lawrence |
| 7 | Clarkson | Dartmouth | St. Lawrence | Dartmouth |
| 8 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Minnesota Duluth | Harvard |
| 9 | Harvard | Boston University | Boston University | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Boston University | St. Lawrence | Harvard | Boston University |

#### November

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of November 2 | Week of November 9 | Week of November 16 | Week of November 23 | Week of November 30 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (11) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (15) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (9) |
| 2 | Clarkson (3) | Clarkson | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 3 | Minnesota (1) | Minnesota | Clarkson | Clarkson | New Hampshire |
| 4 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Clarkson |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Cornell | Cornell |
| 7 | Cornell | Cornell | Cornell | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Boston University | Boston University | Boston University | Northeastern | Northeastern |
| 9 | Northeastern | Northeastern | Northeastern | Boston University | Harvard |
| 10 | Princeton | Princeton | Princeton | Boston University | Harvard |
USA Today :
| Ranking | Week of November 2 | Week of November 9 | Week of November 16 | Week of November 23 | Week of November 30 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (16) | Mercyhurst (16) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (12) |
| 2 | Clarkson (3) | Clarkson (3) | | Minnesota | Minnesota (7) |
| 3 | New Hampshire | Minnesota | | Clarkson | New Hampshire |
| 4 | Minnesota | New Hampshire | | New Hampshire | Minnesota Duluth |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | | Minnesota Duluth | Clarkson |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | | Cornell | Wisconsin |
| 7 | St. Lawrence | Boston University | | Northeastern | Cornell |
| 8 | Boston University | Harvard | | Boston University | Northeastern |
| 9 | Northeastern | Princeton | | Wisconsin | Harvard |
| 10 | Harvard | Cornell | | Harvard | Boston University |

#### December

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of December 6 | Week of December 13 | Week of December 20 | Week of December 27 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (15) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst |
| 2 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 3 | Clarkson | Clarkson | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 4 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | Harvard | Harvard | Harvard |
| 6 | Harvard | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth |
| 8 | Cornell | Cornell | Cornell | Cornell |
| 9 | Northeastern | Northeastern | Northeastern | Northeastern |
| 10 | Boston University | Boston University | Boston University | Boston University |
USA Today :
| Ranking | Week of December 6 | Week of December 13 | Week of December 20 | Week of December 27 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst (19) |
| 2 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 3 | Clarkson | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 5 | | Harvard | Harvard | Harvard |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Harvard | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth |
| 8 | Cornell | Cornell | Cornell | Cornell |
| 9 | Northeastern | Northeastern | Northeastern | Northeastern |
| 10 | | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse |

#### January

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of January 4 | Week of January 11 | Week of January 18 | Week of January 25 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (13) | Mercyhurst (14) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (14) |
| 2 | Minnesota (2) | Minnesota (1) | Minnesota | Minnesota (1) |
| 3 | Clarkson | New Hampshire | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | New Hampshire | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Harvard | Wisconsin | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Harvard | Harvard | Northeastern |
| 7 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | Wisconsin | Harvard |
| 8 | Cornell | Northeastern | Northeastern | Connecticut |
| 9 | Northeastern | Connecticut | Connecticut | Providence |
| 10 | Boston University and Ohio State | Syracuse | Providence | Wisconsin |
USA Today :
| Ranking | Week of January 4 | Week of January 11 | Week of January 18 | Week of January 25 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (19) |
| 2 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 3 | Clarkson | New Hampshire | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | New Hampshire | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 5 | Harvard | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Harvard | Harvard | Northeastern |
| 7 | Minnesota-Duluth | Wisconsin | Northeastern | Harvard |
| 8 | Cornell | Northeastern | Connecticut | Connecticut |
| 9 | Northeastern | Providence | Providence | Providence |
| 10 | Ohio State | Cornell | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |

#### February

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of February 1 | Week of February 8 | Week of February 15 | Week of February 22 |
| 1 | Minnesota (10) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (15) | Mercyhurst (15) |
| 2 | Mercyhurst (5) | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 3 | Clarkson | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | New Hampshire | Harvard |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | Harvard | Harvard | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Harvard | New Hampshire | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 7 | Northeastern | Connecticut | Connecticut | Connecticut |
| 8 | Connecticut | Providence | Wisconsin | Northeastern |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Northeastern | Northeastern | Cornell |
| 10 | Providence | Wisconsin | Cornell | Wisconsin |
USA Today :
| Ranking | Week of February 1 | Week of February 8 | Week of February 15 | Week of February 22 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst (10) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (19) | Mercyhurst (19) |
| 2 | Minnesota (9) | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota Duluth |
| 3 | Clarkson | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | New Hampshire | Harvard |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | Harvard | Clarkson | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Harvard | New Hampshire | Harvard | Clarkson |
| 7 | Northeastern | Connecticut | Connecticut | Northeastern |
| 8 | Connecticut | Northeastern | Northeastern | Connecticut |
| 9 | Wisconsin | | Cornell | Cornell |
| 10 | Cornell | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Providence |

#### March

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports :
| Ranking | Week of March 2 | Week of March 9 | Week of March 16 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (14) | Mercyhurst (14) |
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth (1) | Minnesota-Duluth (1) |
| 3 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 4 | Harvard | Harvard | Harvard |
| 5 | New Hampshire | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 6 | Clarkson | Cornell | Cornell |
| 7 | Connecticut | New Hampshire | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Cornell | Boston University | Boston University |
| 9 | Northeastern | Connecticut | Connecticut |
| 10 | Providence | Northeastern | Northeastern |
USA Today :
| Ranking | Week of March 2 | Week of March 9 |
| 1 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (19) |
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 3 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 4 | Harvard | Harvard |
| 5 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Clarkson | Clarkson |
| 7 | Northeastern | Connecticut |
| 8 | Connecticut | Cornell |
| 9 | Cornell | Northeastern |
| 10 | Providence | Providence |

## 2010 Olympics
### Active players

The following active NCAA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| Player | NCAA school | Nationality | Position | Goals | Assists | Points | Finish |
| Meghan Agosta | Mercyhurst | Canada | Forward | 9 | 6 | 15 | Gold |
| Elin Holmlöv | Minnesota-Duluth | Sweden | Forward | | | | 4th Place |
| Haley Irwin | Minnesota-Duluth | Canada | Forward | 5 | 1 | 6 | Gold |
| Rebecca Johnston | Cornell | Canada | Forward | 1 | 5 | 6 | Gold |
| Jocelyne Lamoureux | North Dakota | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |
| Monique Lamoureux | North Dakota | United States | Forward | 4 | 6 | 10 | Silver |
| Darcia Leimgruber | Maine | Switzerland | Forward | | | | 5th Place |
| Kim Martin | Minnesota-Duluth | Sweden | Goaltender | | | | 4th Place |
| Julia Marty | Northeastern | Switzerland | Defense | | | | 5th Place |
| Stefanie Marty | Syracuse | Switzerland | Forward | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5th Place |
| Heidi Pelttari | Minnesota State | Finland | Forward | | | | Bronze |
| Mariia Posa | Minnesota State | Finland | Forward | | | | Bronze |
| Noora Räty | Minnesota | Finland | Goaltender | | | | Bronze |
| Florence Schelling | Northeastern | Switzerland | Goaltender | | | | 5th Place |
| Nina Tikkinen | Minnesota State | Finland | Forward | | | | Bronze |
| Zuzana Tomčíková | Bemidji State | Slovakia | Goaltender | | | | 8th |
| Saara Tuominen | Minnesota Duluth | Finland | Forward | | | | Bronze |
| Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard | Canada | Forward | 3 | 5 | 8 | Gold |

### Former players

| Player | NCAA school | Nationality | Position | Goals | Assists | Points | Medal |
| Gillian Apps | Dartmouth | Canada | Forward | 3 | 4 | 7 | Gold |
| Jennifer Botterill | Harvard | Canada | Forward | 0 | 2 | 2 | Gold |
| Tessa Bonhomme | Ohio State | Canada | Forward | 2 | 2 | 4 | Gold |
| Julie Chu | Harvard | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |
| Natalie Darwitz | Minnesota | United States | Forward | 4 | 7 | 11 | Silver |
| Meghan Duggan | Wisconsin | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |
| Molly Engstrom | Wisconsin | United States | Defence | | | | Silver |
| Gina Kingsbury | St. Lawrence | Canada | Forward | 2 | 1 | 3 | Gold |
| Hilary Knight | Wisconsin | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |
| Brianne McLaughlin | Robert Morris Colonials | United States | Goaltender | 0 | 0 | 0 | Silver |
| Gigi Marvin | Minnesota | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |
| Meghan Mikkelson | Wisconsin | Canada | Forward | | | | Gold |
| Caroline Ouellette | Minnesota-Duluth | Canada | Forward | 2 | 9 | 11 | Gold |
| Cherie Piper | Dartmouth | Canada | Forward | 5 | 5 | 10 | Gold |
| Angela Ruggiero | Harvard | United States | Defence | | | | Silver |
| Jenny Potter | Minnesota Duluth | United States | Forward | 6 | 5 | 11 | Silver |
| Kelli Stack | Boston College | United States | Forward | 3 | 5 | 8 | Silver |
| Karen Thatcher | Providence | United States | Defence | | | | Silver |
| Jessie Vetter | Wisconsin | United States | Goaltender | | | | Silver |
| Jinelle Zaugg | Wisconsin | United States | Forward | | | | Silver |

## Post-season tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Regionals

| Date | Time | Teams | Score | Notes |
| March 13 | 2:00 pm ET | Mercyhurst (29-2-3) vs. Boston University (17-8-12) | Mercyhurst, 4-1 | Bailey Bram scored two goals, including the game winner |
| March 13 | 2:00 pm CT | Minnesota Duluth (28-8-2) vs. New Hampshire (19-8-5) | 2-1 | The Bulldogs fourth consecutive trip to Frozen Four |
| March 13 | 4:00 pm CT | Minnesota (25-8-5) vs. Clarkson (23-11-5) | 3-2 (OT) | Emily West scored the game-winning goal |
| March 13 | | Harvard (20-7-5) vs. Cornell (19-8-6) | Cornell, 6-2 | Will play Mercyhurst for third time this season |

#### Frozen Four

| National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Championship Game March 21 | National Championship Game March 21 | National Championship Game March 21 |
| M2 | Mercyhurst | 2 | | | |
| W1 | Cornell | 3 | | | |
| W1 | Cornell | 3 | W1 | Cornell | 2 |
| | | | S1 | Minnesota Duluth | 3 |
| S1 | Minnesota Duluth | 3 | S1 | Minnesota Duluth | 3 |
| E3 | Minnesota | 2 | | | |

## Stats leaders
### Scoring

* This is an INCOMPLETE list
| Player | School | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Vicki Bendus | Mercyhurst | 27 | 35 | 62 | |
| Jesse Scanzano | Mercyhurst | 19 | 41 | 60 | |
| Emmanuelle Blais | Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 31 | 59 | 36 |
| Bailey Bram | Mercyhurst | 27 | 26 | 53 | |
| Hokey Langan | Ohio State | 25 | 26 | 51 | 36 |
| Kelly Paton | New Hampshire | 19 | 32 | 51 | |
| Micaela Long | New Hampshire | 12 | 38 | 50 | |
| Felicia Nelson | St.Cloud State | 31 | 15 | 46 | |

### Goaltending

| Player | School | Games played | Minutes | Goals against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Save % | Goals Against Average |

### Other

| Metric | Player | School | Number |
| Points per game | Jesse Scanzano | Mercyhurst | 1.97 |
| Goals per game | Felicia Nelson | St. Cloud State | 0.91 |
| Assists per game | Jesse Scanzano | Mercyhurst | 1.36 |
| Power play goals | Felicia Nelson | St. Cloud State | 15 |
| Short handed goals | Vicki Bendus and Bailey Bram (tie) | Mercyhurst | 5 |
| Game winning goals | Emmanuelle Blais Emily West | Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota | 10 |
| Save percentage | Victoria Vigilanti | Quinnipiac | .950 |
| Goals against average | Victoria Vigilanti | Quinnipiac | 1.25 |
| Goalie winning percentage | Hillary Pattenden | Mercyhurst | .871 |

## Awards and honors
### Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees

| Player | Position | Class | School |
| Cristin Allen | D | Sr. | Univ. of Connecticut |
| Melissa Anderson | F | Sr. | Boston Univ. |
| Jenni Bauer | G | Jr. | Niagara Univ. |
| Vicki Bendus | F | Jr. | Mercyhurst College |
| Courtney Birchard | D | Jr. | Univ. of New Hampshire |
| Emmanuelle Blais | F | Sr. | Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| Bailey Bram | F | So. | Mercyhurst College |
| Kate Buesser | F | Jr. | Harvard Univ. |
| Leanna Coskren | D | Jr. | Harvard Univ. |
| Lauren Dahm^ | G | Jr. | Clarkson Univ. |
| Brianna Delaney | F | So. | Robert Morris Univ. |
| Kate Dunlop | F | Sr. | Sacred Heart Univ. |
| Lauren Fontaine | F | Jr. | Sacred Heart Univ. |
| Laura Fortino | D | Fr. | Cornell Univ. |
| Laura Fridfinnson | F | Jr. | Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| Laura Gersten | D | Sr. | Rensselaer |
| Caitlin Hogan | F | Sr. | St. Cloud State Univ. |
| Christina Kessler | G | Sr. | Harvard Univ. |
| Bray Ketchum | F | Jr. | Yale Univ. |
| Genevieve Lacasse | G | So. | Providence College |
| Hokey Langan | F | Fr. | The Ohio State Univ. |
| Micaela Long | F | Sr. | Univ. of New Hampshire |
| Felicia Nelson | F | Sr. | St. Cloud State Univ. |
| Sara O'Malley | F | Jr. | Robert Morris Univ. |
| Sarah Parsons | F | Sr. | Dartmouth College |
| Kelly Paton | F | Sr. | Univ. of New Hampshire |
| Noora Räty | G | Fr. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| Lauriane Rougeau | D | Fr. | Cornell Univ. |
| Liza Ryabkina | F | Jr. | Harvard Univ. |
| Jesse Scanzano | F | Jr. | Mercyhurst College |
| Florence Schelling | G | So. | Northeastern Univ. |
| Anne Schleper | D | So. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| Lucy Schoedel^ | G | Sr. | Syracuse Univ. |
| Britney Selina | F | Sr. | Clarkson Univ. |
| Britni Smith | D | Sr. | St. Lawrence Univ. |
| Jaclyn Snikeris | G | Jr. | Yale Univ. |
| Natalie Spooner | F | So. | The Ohio State Univ. |
| Katie Stewart | F | Sr. | Colgate Univ. |
| Dominique Thibault^ | F | Sr. | Clarkson Univ. |
| Allie Thunstrom | F | Sr. | Boston College |
| Zuzana Tomcikova | G | So. | Bemidji State Univ. |
| Amanda Trunzo^ | F | Jr. | Dartmouth College |
| Sonja van der Bliek | G | Jr. | Rensselaer |
| Emily West | F | Jr. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| Catherine White | F | So. | Cornell Univ. |

### Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists

* = Indicates Winner
* = Indicates Finalist
| Player | Position | Class | School |
| Vicki Bendus | F | Jr. | Mercyhurst College |
| Emmanuelle Blais | F | Sr. | Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| Bailey Bram | F | So. | Mercyhurst College |
| Felicia Nelson | F | Sr. | St. Cloud State Univ. |
| Sarah Parsons | F | Sr. | Dartmouth College |
| Kelly Paton | F | Sr. | Univ. of New Hampshire |
| Noora Räty | G | Fr. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| Jesse Scanzano | F | Jr. | Mercyhurst College |
| Florence Schelling | G | So. | Northeastern Univ. |
| Britni Smith | D | Sr. | St. Lawrence Univ. |

### National and Conference Awards

| Award | Player | School |
| Patty Kazmaier Award | Vicki Bendus | Mercyhurst |
| CHA Most Valuable Player | Vicki Bendus | Mercyhurst |
| CHA Rookie of the Year | Isabel Menard | Syracuse |
| ECAC Most Valuable Player | Catherine White | Cornell |
| ECAC Rookie of the Year | Victoria Vigilanti | Quinnipiac |
| HEA Most Valuable Player | (Tie) Kelly Paton and Florence Schelling | New Hampshire and Northeastern |
| HEA Rookie of the Year | Kristina Lavoie | New Hampshire |
| WCHA Most Valuable Player | (Tie) Felicia Nelson, and Zuzana Tomcikova | St. Cloud State and Bemidji State |
| WCHA Rookie of the Year | Hokey Langan | Ohio State |
| Division I Women's Coach of the Year | Doug Derragh | Cornell |
| USCHO.com Coach of the Year | | |

### All-conference honors

| Player | Position | School |
| Jenni Bauer | G | Niagara |
| Melissa Lacroix | D | Mercyhurst |
| Cassea Schols | D | Mercyhurst |
| Vicki Bendus | F | Mercyhurst |
| Bailey Bram | F | Mercyhurst |
| Isabel Menard | F | Syracuse |
| Jesse Scanzano | F | Mercyhurst |
* Position
* G
* D
* D
* C
* RW
* LW
| Player | Position | School |
| Florence Schelling | G | Northeastern |
| Cristin Allen | D | Connecticut |
| Courtney Birchard | D | New Hampshire |
| Ashley Cottrell | F | Providence |
| Micaela Long | F | New Hampshire |
| Kelly Paton | F | New Hampshire |
| Player | Position | School |
| Noora Räty | G | Minnesota |
| Jaime Rasmussen | D | Minnesota Duluth |
| Anne Schleper | D | Minnesota |
| Emmanuelle Blais | F | Minnesota Duluth |
| Natalie Spooner | F | Ohio State |
| Emily West | F | Minnesota |

### All-rookie team

| Player | Position | School |
| None selected | G | None selected |
| Jenaya Townsend | D | Wayne State |
| Samantha Watt | D | Mercyhurst |
| Holly Carrie-Mattimoe | F | Syracuse |
| Jenna Hendrikx | F | Niagara |
| Isabel Menard | F | Syracuse |
* Position
* G
* D
* D
* F
* F
* F
| Player | Position | School |
| Brittany Ott | G | Maine |
| Blake Bolden | D | Boston College |
| Brittany Esposito | F | Northeastern |
| Jill Cardella | F | Boston University |
| Kristina Lavoie | F | New Hampshire |
| Ashley Motherwell | F | Boston College |
| Player | Position | School |
| Noora Räty | G | Minnesota |
| Megan Bozek | D | Minnesota |
| Stefanie McKeough | D | Wisconsin |
| Brianne Decker | F | Wisconsin |
| Hokey Langan | F | Ohio State |
| Katherine Wilson | F | Minnesota Duluth |

### All-America honors
#### First team

| Player | Position | School |
| Noora Räty | G | Minnesota |
| Laura Fortino | D | Cornell |
| Anne Schleper | D | Minnesota |
| Emmanuelle Blais | F | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Vicki Bendus | F | Mercyhurst |
| Kelly Paton | F | New Hampshire |

#### Second team

| Player | Position | School |
| Florence Schelling | G | Northeastern |
| Courtney Birchard | D | New Hampshire |
| Lauriane Rougeau | D | Cornell |
| Felicia Nelson | F | St. Cloud State |
| Jesse Scanzano | F | Mercyhurst |
| Catherine White | F | Cornell |

### New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team

* Forwards
** Kate Buesser - Harvard
** Ashley Cottrell - Providence
** Jenna Cunningham - Dartmouth
** Micaela Long - New Hampshire
** Sarah Parsons - Dartmouth
** Kelly Paton - New Hampshire
* Defense
** Cristin Allen - Connecticut
** Courtney Birchard - New Hampshire
** Amber Yung - Providence
** Tara Watchorn - Boston University
* Goalies
** Florence Schelling - Northeastern
** Victoria Vigilanti - Quinnipiac
* Coach of the Year: Rick Seeley - Quinnipiac
* Player of the Year: Kelly Paton - New Hampshire

### All Ivy League honors

* First Team All-Ivy
** F - Catherine White, Cornell
** F - Sarah Parsons, Dartmouth
** F - Kate Buesser, Harvard
** D - Laura Fortino, Cornell
** D - Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell
** G - Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
** G - Jacklyn Snikeris, Yale
* Second Team All-Ivy
** F - Chelsea Karpenko, Cornell
** F - Jillian Dempsey, Harvard
** F - Bray Ketchum, Yale
** D - Leanna Coskren, Harvard
** D - Sasha Sherry, Princeton
** G - Katie Jamieson, Brown
* Honorable Mention
** F - Danielle DiCesare, Princeton
** F - Paula Romanchuk, Princeton
** D - Cori Bassett, Harvard
** D - Alyssa Clarke, Yale
** G - Christina Kessler, Harvard
* Player of the Year, Catherine White, Cornell
* Rookie of the Year, Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell

## Frozen Four Skills Competition

The Frozen Four skills competition will be held on April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

### Eastern squad

* Melissa Anderson, Boston University
* Anna McDonald, Harvard
* Sarah Parsons, Dartmouth
* Kelly Paton, New Hampshire
* Britni Smith, St. Lawrence
* Allie Thunstrom, Boston College
* The two goalies are:
** Brittony Chartier, St. Lawrence
** Melissa Haber, Boston U.

### Western squad

* Kelli Blankenship, Minnesota
* Rachel Davis, Ohio State
* Caitlin Hogan, St. Cloud State
* Kyla Sanders, Wisconsin
* Chelsea Walkland, Robert Morris
* Ashley Young, Minnesota State Mankato .
* The two goalies are:
** Lauren Bradel, St. Thomas (Minnesota)
** Lindsey Park, Wayne State