2009–10 CWHL season

The 2009–10 CWHL season was the third season in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
==Exhibition games==
The CWHL participated in a number of benefit games against NHL Alumni. Games were played on March 4 (Galt Street Arena, Cambridge), March 5 (Mountain Arena, Hamilton), March 6 (Hershey Centre, Mississauga) and March 7 (Niagara Falls Memorial Arena).http://www.owha.on.ca/images/CWHL_poster_web_ready[1].JPG
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
 CWHL Division
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
1 	Montreal Stars 	30	23	5 	0 	2 	48 	122	70
2 	Mississauga Chiefs 	30	22	7 	0 	1 	45 	94 	57
3 	Burlington Barracudas	30	19	8 	0 	3 	41 	94 	80
4 	Brampton Thunder 	30	12	15	2 	1 	27 	80 	82
5 	Vaughan Flames 	30	9 	20	0 	1 	19 	78 	115
6 	Ottawa Senators 	30	5 	23	1 	1 	12 	61 	125
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==Statistical Leaders==
===Points (Angela James Bowl)===
Player 	Team 	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
Sabrina Harbec	Montreal Stars 	29 	15 	40 	55 	34
Lindsay Vine 	Burlington Barracudas	30 	18 	26 	44 	28
Noemie Marin 	Montreal Stars 	28 	25 	18 	43 	16
Lori Dupuis 	Brampton Thunder 	27 	14 	24 	38 	44
Annie Guay 	Montreal Stars 	26 	8 	30 	38 	26
Jana Harrigan 	Burlington Barracudas	22 	16 	21 	37 	26
Sommer West 	Mississauga Chiefs 	29 	11 	24 	35 	68
Kelly Hart 	Burlington Barracudas	30 	10 	24 	34 	20
*Stats do not include the Dec. 13, 2009 Mississauga-Vaughan game
===Goals===
Player 	Team 	Games Played	Goals
Noemie Marin 	Montreal Stars 	28 	25
Lindsay Vine 	Burlington Barracudas	30 	18
Jana Harrigan 	Burlington Barracudas	22 	16
Rebecca Davies	Mississauga Chiefs 	29 	16
Donna Ringrose	Montreal Stars 	28 	15
Sabrina Harbec	Montreal Stars 	29 	15
===Assists===
Player 	Team 	Games Played	Assists
Sabrina Harbec	Montreal Stars 	29 	40
Annie Guay 	Montreal Stars 	26 	30
Lindsay Vine 	Burlington Barracudas 	30 	26
Lori Dupuis 	Brampton Canadette-Thunder	27 	24
Sommer West 	Mississauga Chiefs 	29 	24
Kelly Hart 	Burlington Barracudas 	30 	24
Jana Harrigan 	Burlington Barracudas 	22 	21
Nathalie Déry 	Montreal Stars 	29 	21
===Penalty Minutes===
Player 	Team 	Games Played	Penalty Minutes
Sommer West 	Mississauga Chiefs 	29 	68
Jennifer Kirk 	Brampton Canadette-Thunder	30 	67
Kelly Stewart 	Burlington Barracudas 	28 	58
Sharon Kelly 	Ottawa Senators 	30 	58
Rebecca Davies 	Mississauga Chiefs 	29 	56
Michelle Bonello	Vaughan Flames 	26 	50
Leslie Oles 	Stars de Montréal 	28 	50
Christin Powers 	Ottawa Senators 	26 	46
==Awards and honours==
* Most Valuable Player: Sabrina Harbec, Montréal
* Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Sabrina Harbec, Montréal
* Outstanding Rookie: Danielle Blanchard, Vaughan
===CWHL Top Players===
* Top Forward: Sabrina Harbec, Montréal
* Top Defender: Annie Guay, Montréal
* Top Goaltender: Laura Hosier, Brampton
===CWHL All-Stars===
First Team All-Stars
* Goalie Laura Hosier, Brampton
* Defence Annie Guay, Montréal - unanimous
* Defence Michelle Bonello, Vaughan
* Forward Sabrina Harbec, Montréal - unanimous
* Forward Lindsay Vine, Burlington
* Forward Sommer West, Mississauga
Second Team All-Stars
* Goalie Sami Jo Small, Mississauga
* Defence Shannon Moulson, Mississauga
* Defence Bobbi Jo Slusar, Brampton
* Forward Noémie Marin, Montréal
* Forward Lori Dupuis, Brampton
* Forward Jana Harrigan, Burlington
===CWHL All-Rookie Team===
* Goalie Allison Cubberley, Burlington
* Defence Ashley Johnston, Burlington
* Defence Sharon Kelly, Ottawa
* Forward Danielle Blanchard, Vaughan
* Forward Donna Ringrose, Montréal
* Forward Nicole Tritter, Brampton
===Monthly Top Scorers===
* October: Christin Powers, Ottawa (6+6=12 points, 8 games)
* November: Sabrina Harbec, Montréal (6+18=24 points, 9 games)
* December: Sabrina Harbec, Montréal (3+7=10 points, 5 games)
* January: Lori Dupuis, Brampton (8+7=15 points, 9 games)
* February: Brianne Jenner, Burlington (4+3=7 points, 4 games)
* March: Lori Dupuis and Nicole Tritter, Brampton (5 points each, 3 games)
==Playoffs==
*The Montreal Stars and Mississauga Chiefs qualified for the Clarkson Cup as they were the top two teams in the league. The four remaining teams competed in an elimination tournament. The winning team was the final team from the CWHL to qualify for the Clarkson Cup.
Series 	Participants 	Score
Semifinals	Brampton Thunder vs. Vaughan Flames 	Brampton, 4-1
Semifinals	Burlington Barracudas vs. Ottawa Senators 	Burlington, 4-3 (OT)
Finals 	Brampton Thunder vs. Burlington Barracudas	Brampton, 2-1
==Clarkson Cup participants==
*March 3: Of note, the city council of Richmond Hill, Ontario donated $10,000 to the CWHL so that it could host the Clarkson Cup on March 27 and 28 at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill.http://www.cwhl.ca/news_20100303.asp
*Semifinals
Date 	Time 	Participants 	Score
03/27/2009	12:00 pm	Brampton Thunder vs. Montreal Stars 	Brampton, 3-2
03/27/2009	16:00 pm	Minnesota Whitecaps vs. Mississauga Chiefs	Minnesota, 3-0
*Finals
Date 	Time 	Participants 	Score
03/28/2009	15:00 pm	Brampton Thunder vs. Minnesota Whitecaps	Minnesota, 4-0
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/786856--whitecaps-swamp-thunder-to-win-clarkson-cup
==Team Photos==
09-10BraThu.jpg|Brampton Thunder
==See also==
*2007–08 CWHL season
*2008–09 CWHL season
*2010–11 CWHL season
==References==
Category:2009–10 ice hockey leagues
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League