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. 
==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.http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/9/17/WHOCK_0917094906.aspx
*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.http://ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/20092209_W_Pre_Coaches_Poll 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.
* Sept. 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.http://www.uwbadgers.com/mobile/mobile_story.aspx?sportid=138&storyID=19111
==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 http://www.fightingsioux.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&KEY=&SPID=6403&SPSID=58671 	Wayne State, 3-2http://wsuathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/092509aab.html
Fri. Sept 25	Grand Forks, N.D. 	North Dakota 	Manitoba http://www.fightingsioux.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&KEY=&SPID=6403&SPSID=58671 	North Dakota, 3-1http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204801833
Sat. Sept 26	Erie, Pa. 	Mercyhurst 	Guelph 	Mercyhurst, 10-0http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/9/26/WHOCK_0926093949.aspx
Sat. Sept 26	Columbus, OH 	Ohio State 	Wilfrid Laurierhttp://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&KEY=&SPID=10407&SPSID=87740	Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout)http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87741&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204802525
Sat. Sept 26	Grand Forks, N.D. 	North Dakota 	Manitoba 	Manitoba, 3-2http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204802313
Sun. Sept 27	Matthews Arena 	Northeasternhttp://gonu.com/whockey/2010/	McGill 	McGill, 3-1http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-ex02.shtml
Sun, Sep 27 	Pittsburgh, Pa. 	Robert Morris 	Wilfrid Laurierhttp://www.rmucolonials.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13900&KEY=&SPID=6531&SPSID=59605 	RMU, 4-0http://www.rmucolonials.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59607&SPID=6531&DB_OEM_ID=13900&ATCLID=204802829
Sun. Sept 27	Tennity Ice Pavilion	Syracuse 	Guelphhttp://www.suathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wice 	Guelph, 3-1http://www.suathletics.com/news/2009/9/27/WICE_0927091740.aspx?path=wice
Sun. Sept 27	 	Niagara 	Brock University 	Niagara, 5-2
Sat. Oct 3 	Appleton Arena 	St. Lawrence 	McGillhttp://www.stlawu.edu/athletics/saints/women%27s+hockey/results 	
Sun. Oct 4 	Burlington, VT 	Vermont 	McGill 	McGill, 2-1http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/womens_hockey/boxscores/100409b.htm
Fri. Oct 23 	Hanover, N.H. 	Dartmouth 	McGill http://dartmouthsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&KEY=&SPID=4726&SPSID=48908 	St. Lawrence, 2-1http://www.stlawu.edu/athletics/sites/stlawu.edu.athletics/files/results/2009-10/whockey/09sluex.htm
Sun. Oct 25 	New Haven, CT 	Yale 	McGill 	Yale, 4-2http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2009-10/releases/20091025jnbpsn
Sat. Jan 2 	Orono, Maine 	Maine 	University of Moncton 	Maine, 4-2http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/010210aaa.html
Sun. Jan 3 	Orono, Maine 	Maine 	University of Moncton 	Maine, 6-3 http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/010310aaa.html
===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 Flameshttp://hurstathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=whockey& 	Mercyhurst, 10-0http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/9/25/WHOCK_0925091851.aspx
9/26/2009 	Cheel Arena 	Clarkson 	Ottawa Senators (PWHL) http://www.clarksonathletics.com/schedules.asp?path=whock 	Clarkson, 7-3http://www.clarksonathletics.com/news/2009/9/26/WHOCK_0926093048.aspx?path=whock
10/18/2009	Lynah Rink 	Cornell Big Red	Toronto Aeros 	5-5http://cornellbigred.com/news/2009/10/18/WICE_1018090035.aspx
11/21/2009	Grand Forks, N.D.	North Dakota 	Manitoba Maple Leafshttp://www.fightingsioux.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&KEY=&SPID=6403&SPSID=58671	
=== 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 http://www.usahockey.com/Qwest%20Tour%202009/default.aspx?id=270528&DetailedNews=yes
September 26	National Hockey Center	St. Cloud State 	USA, 13-0http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_02&id=270568
October 10 	Grand Forks, N.D. 	North Dakota 	USA, 11-1http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204811538
November 22 	Whittemore Center 	Hockey East women's All-Starshttp://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/wice/2008-09/releases/070909	
January 5 	Madison, WI 	Wisconsin http://www.uwbadgers.com/mobile/mobile_schedule.aspx?sportID=138 	
January 12 	Ridder Arena 	Minnesotahttp://www.gophersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&SPID=3323&SPSID=38867 	
==Regular season==
===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 at in the first outdoor women’s hockey game in the sport’s history.http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,17150/FenwayGamesSetDreamsBecomeReality.html 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.http://www.wcha.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/030609aaa.html
==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.
http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF&id=280824&DetailedNews=yes
===Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists===
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
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.
http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/News/20100203_ParsonsSmithKazmaierFinalists
===National and Conference Awards===
Award 	Player 	School
Patty Kazmaier Award 	Vicki Bendus 	Mercyhurst
CHA Most Valuable Player 	Vicki Bendushttp://www.chawomenshockey.com/documents/2010/3/4/200910chaotyrelease.pdf?id=371 	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 Schellinghttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5waw.php 	New Hampshire and Northeastern
HEA Rookie of the Year 	Kristina Lavoie 	New Hampshire
WCHA Most Valuable Player 	(Tie) Felicia Nelson, and Zuzana Tomcikovahttp://www.wcha.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wcha/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/wchaw-2010awards-030410	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===
*CHA
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
http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5was.php
*ECAC
Player	  Position  	School
 	G 	
 	D 	
 	D 	
 	C 	
 	RW 	
 	LW 	
*HEA
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
*WCHA
Player 	  Position  	School
Noora Raty 	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===
*CHA
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
*ECAC
Player	  Position  	School
 	G 	
 	D 	
 	D 	
 	F 	
 	F 	
 	F 	
*HEA
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
http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar3ar.php
*WCHA
Player 	  Position  	School
Noora Raty 	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 Raty 	G 	Minnesota
Laura Fortinohttp://cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/18/WICE_0318100758.aspx 	D 	Cornell
Anne Schleper 	D 	Minnesota
Emmanuelle Blaishttp://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4990&page=news	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 competiion 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 http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html
==References==