2009-10 CCHA season

This is the 2009-10 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-ninth season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T SW  P  GF  GA Miami RedHawks             28 21  2 5  2 70 100  39 Michigan State Spartans   28 14  8 6  2 50  73  64 Ferris State Bulldogs     28 13  9 6  4 49  79  66 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 13 9 6  3 48  86  72 Alaska Nanooks            28 11  9 8  4 45  73  70 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28 13 12 3  2 44  85  83 Michigan Wolverines       28 14 13 1  0 43  83  69 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 10 12 6  4 40  81  93 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28  9 12 7  2 36  65  76 Lake Superior Lakers      28 10 15 3  2 35  66  90 Bowling Green Falcons     28  4 18 6  5 23  58 102 Western Michigan Broncos  28  4 17 7  2 21  62  87

change in points for 2009-10 onward

 * win= 3 points
 * shootout win= 2 points
 * shootout loss=1 point

First Round (best of three)

 * Alaska defeated Western Michigan two games to none (4-0, 4-1)
 * Nebraska-Omaha defeated Bowling Green two games to none (6-1, 6-1)
 * Michigan defeated Lake Superior two games to none (5-2, 6-0)
 * Ohio State defeated Notre Dame two games to none (3-1, 8-2)

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Miami defeated Ohio State two games to one (6-2, 4-5 (ot), 2-1)
 * Michigan defeated Michigan State two games to none (5-1, 5-3)
 * Ferris State defeated Nebraska-Omaha two games to none (3-1, 3-2 (ot))
 * Northern Michigan defeated Alaska two games to none (4-3, 5-1)

Semifinals

 * Michigan defeated Miami 5 to 2
 * Northern Michigan defeated Ferris State 5 to 4 in overtime

Final

 * Michigan defeated Northern Michigan 2 to 1

Third Place

 * Miami defeated Ferris State 2 to 1

NCAA Tournament
Alaska Miami Michigan Northern Michigan
 * lost to Boston College 3 to 1 in the Northeast Regional Semifinals
 * defeated Alabama-Huntsville 2 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
 * defeated Michigan 3 to 2 in double overtime in the Midwest Regional Final
 * lost to Boston College 7 to 1 in the National Semifinals
 * defeated Bemidji State 5 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Miami 3 to 2 in double overtime in the Midwest Regional Final
 * lost to St. Cloud State  4 to 3 in double overtime in the West Regional Semifinals