2009-10 NCHA Women's Season

This is the 2009-10 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Women's hockey season.

Membership Changes

 * The Adrian Bulldogs and Marian Sabres join the conference

Format
The top eight seeds qualify for the conference tournament. The #1 seed hosts the #8 seed, #2 host #7, #3 host #6, and #4 host #5 in a best-of-three quarterfinal series (2 games with a mini-game if series is tied at 2 points each. The quarterfinal winners meet at the higher seeds rink in the conference semifinals. The quarterfinal winners meet at the higher seeds rink for the conference championship.

The winner is awarded the Slaats Cup and advances to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds 3-2, 3-1
 * Adrian Bulldogs defeated Concordia Falcons 2-1, 1-0
 * Lake Forest Foresters defeated Finlandia Lions 6-1, 7-0
 * Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets defeated Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers 5-2, 2-0

Semifinals

 * Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets defeated Lake Forest Foresters 1-0
 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Adrian Bulldogs 4-1

Final

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets 2-1

The Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons win the Slaats Cup and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.