# 2009–10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 23, 2009, and concluded on March 20, 2010. This was the 37th season of Division III college ice hockey.
The MASCAC began sponsoring men's ice hockey for the 2009–10 season. Five league members joined with two other schools (who became affiliate members) to form the new conference. Because six of the schools had previously been in ECAC Northeast it caused a realignment within that conference which caused the four Division II schools to formally leave and form Northeast-10's ice hockey division along with two schools from ECAC East. The two teams from ECAC East were members of both conferences from 2009 until 2017 when they left the ECAC East (by then called the New England Hockey Conference).

## Regular season
### Standings

2009–10 ECAC East 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 |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Norwich †* | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 91 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 147 | 43 |
| Babson | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 57 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 87 | 67 |
| Castleton State | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 86 |
| Southern Maine | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 66 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 79 | 93 |
| Skidmore | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 80 | 97 |
| New England College | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 70 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 87 | 92 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 72 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 79 | 84 |
| University of New England | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 89 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 115 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 64 | 70 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 91 |
| Saint Michael's | 19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 86 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 81 | 115 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2009–10 ECAC Northeast 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 |
| Wentworth † | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 75 |
| Curry * | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 119 | 80 |
| Suffolk | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 78 | 83 |
| Becker | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 71 | 80 |
| Nichols | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 93 | 100 |
| Johnson & Wales | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 97 | 105 |
| Western New England | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 64 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 67 | 138 |
| Salve Regina | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 78 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 58 | 140 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2009–10 ECAC West 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 |
| Elmira † | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 62 | 34 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 108 | 67 |
| Manhattanville * | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 63 |
| Hobart | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 94 | 71 |
| Neumann | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 102 | 75 |
| Utica | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 72 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 90 | 105 |
| Lebanon Valley | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 87 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 143 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2009–10 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Fitchburg State † | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 89 | 62 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 121 | 85 |
| Salem State * | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 110 | 72 |
| Plymouth State | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 81 | 61 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 115 | 93 |
| Westfield State | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 84 | 71 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 108 | 105 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 67 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 95 | 93 |
| Worcester State | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 92 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 71 | 127 |
| Framingham State | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 66 | 133 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2009–10 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 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 |
| North Division |||||||||||||||
| Marian | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 109 | 51 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 80 |
| Lawrence | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 72 | 82 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 95 | 111 |
| Northland | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 127 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 84 | 176 |
| Finlandia | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 74 | 108 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Adrian †* | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 160 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 69 |
| MSOE | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 82 | 60 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 82 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 97 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 133 |
| Concordia (WI) | 20 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 126 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 56 | 151 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2009–10 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Gustavus Adolphus † | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 69 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 108 | 70 |
| Hamline | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 65 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 100 | 68 |
| St. Thomas * | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 100 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 74 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 76 |
| Bethel | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 79 | 96 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 60 | 84 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 78 | 79 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 75 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 47 | 118 |
| Championship: March 3, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2009–10 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Bowdoin † | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 116 | 72 |
| Middlebury * | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 74 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 111 | 67 |
| Williams | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 59 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 50 |
| Amherst | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 60 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 44 |
| Trinity | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 59 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 69 |
| Hamilton | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 94 | 93 |
| Tufts | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 55 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 81 | 76 |
| Colby | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 59 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 69 |
| Connecticut College | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 61 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 79 |
| Wesleyan | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 84 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 67 | 97 |
| Championship: March 7, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2009–10 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 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 |
| St. Norbert †* | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 74 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 127 | 54 |
| St. Scholastica | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 108 | 65 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 53 | 60 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 103 | 86 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 59 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 79 | 90 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 64 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 96 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 69 | 80 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 63 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 88 | 87 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2009–10 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Oswego State †* | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 87 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 59 |
| Plattsburgh State | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 76 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 125 | 60 |
| Fredonia State | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 71 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| Geneseo State ^ | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 77 |
| Brockport State | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 82 | 84 |
| Potsdam State | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 74 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 83 | 108 |
| Morrisville State | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 74 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 116 |
| Cortland State | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 69 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 74 | 104 |
| Buffalo State | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 74 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 71 | 109 |
| Championship: March 6, 2010 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ^ Geneseo was barred from postseason play in 2010. |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 2010 NCAA Tournament

| First Round March 10 | First Round March 10 | First Round March 10 | Quarterfinals March 13 | Quarterfinals March 13 | Quarterfinals March 13 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | | National Championship March 20 | National Championship March 20 | National Championship March 20 |
| | | | E2 | Oswego State (2) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Bowdoin | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Oswego State (2) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert (3) | 4 | | | | |
| W1 | St. Norbert (3) | 4 | | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert (3) | 4 | |
| W4 | Adrian | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Adrian | 3 | W1 | St. Norbert (3) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | St. Thomas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | St. Thomas | 0 | | | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert (3) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Norwich (1) | 2* |
| | | | E3 | Middlebury (4) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Plattsburgh State | 3* | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E4 | Plattsburgh State | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Norwich (1) | 3 | | | | |
| E6 | Elmira | 4 | | | | | | | E1 | Norwich (1) | 3 | |
| E7 | Curry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Curry | 1 | E1 | Norwich (1) | 2* | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Elmira | 1 | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)