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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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.[ 3] 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 [ 4] Wayne State, 3-2[ 5]
Fri. Sept 25
Grand Forks, N.D.
North Dakota
Manitoba [ 6]
North Dakota, 3-1[ 7]
Sat. Sept 26
Erie, Pa.
Mercyhurst
Guelph Mercyhurst, 10-0[ 8]
Sat. Sept 26
Columbus, OH
Ohio State
Wilfrid Laurier[ 9]
Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout)[ 10]
Sat. Sept 26
Grand Forks, N.D.
North Dakota
Manitoba
Manitoba, 3-2[ 11]
Sun. Sept 27
Matthews Arena
Northeastern[ 12]
McGill
McGill, 3-1[ 13]
Sun, Sep 27
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Robert Morris
Wilfrid Laurier [ 14] RMU, 4-0[ 15]
Sun. Sept 27
Tennity Ice Pavilion
Syracuse
Guelph[ 16]
Guelph, 3-1[ 17]
Sun. Sept 27
Niagara
Brock University
Niagara, 5-2
Sat. Oct 3
Appleton Arena
St. Lawrence
McGill [ 18]
Sun. Oct 4
Burlington, VT
Vermont
McGill McGill, 2-1[ 19]
Fri. Oct 23
Hanover, N.H.
Dartmouth
McGill [ 20]
St. Lawrence, 2-1[ 21]
Sun. Oct 25
New Haven, CT
Yale
McGill
Yale, 4-2[ 22]
Sat. Jan 2
Orono, Maine
Maine
University of Moncton
Maine, 4-2[ 23]
Sun. Jan 3
Orono, Maine
Maine
University of Moncton
Maine, 6-3 [ 24]
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 Flames[ 25]
Mercyhurst, 10-0[ 26]
9/26/2009
Cheel Arena
Clarkson
Ottawa Senators (PWHL) [ 27]
Clarkson, 7-3[ 28]
10/18/2009
Lynah Rink Cornell Big Red
Toronto Aeros 5-5[ 29]
11/21/2009
Grand Forks, N.D.
North Dakota
Manitoba Maple Leafs[ 30]
US Olympic exhibition games [ ] Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play the United States Olympic Hockey team.
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.[ 37]
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.[ 38] 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.
[ 39]
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.
[ 40]
National and Conference Awards [ ]
Award Player School
Patty Kazmaier Award
Vicki Bendus Mercyhurst
CHA Most Valuable Player
Vicki Bendus[ 41]
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 Schelling [ 42]
New Hampshire and Northeastern
HEA Rookie of the Year
Kristina Lavoie New Hampshire
WCHA Most Valuable Player
(Tie) Felicia Nelson, and Zuzana Tomcikova [ 43]
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[ 44]
Cornell
USCHO.com Coach of the Year
All-conference honors [ ]
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
[ 45]
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
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 [ ]
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
Player
Position
School
G
D
D
F
F
F
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
[ 46]
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 Fortino[ 47]
D
Cornell
Anne Schleper
D
Minnesota
Emmanuelle Blais[ 48]
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 [ 49] 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[ 50] 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 [ 51]
References [ ] 