2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2009 - March, 2010
Number of teams8
Tournament
ChampionMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
Runners-UpMinnesota Golden Gophers

The 2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Western Collegiate Hockey Association members.

Preseason

According to a poll of league coaches, Wisconsin was the preseason pick to win the WCHA title. Defending WCHA champion Minnesota placed second in the poll; Minnesota Duluth placed third. All three of the teams qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four in the previous season.[1]

Brooke Ammerman and Brianna Decker of Wisconsin were voted Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason Rookie of the Year, respectively.[2][3]

Exhibition games

Exhibition games against Canadian teams

Three games were played against Canadian Interuniversity Sport teams.

DateLocationNCAA teamCIS teamScore
September 25Grand Forks, NDNorth DakotaManitobaND, 3-1[4]
September 26Columbus, OHOhio StateWilfrid Laurier1–1, Ohio State scores in shootout[5]
September 26Grand Forks, NDNorth DakotaManitobaMan, 3-2[6]

US Olympic exhibition games

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools played against the United States Olympic Hockey team.

DateLocationNCAA teamScore
September 25Xcel Energy CenterWCHA All-Stars6–1, USA[7]
September 26National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud State13–0, USA[8][9]
January 5Madison, WIWisconsin9–0, USA[10]
January 12Ridder ArenaMinnesota8–5, USA[11]

WCHA All-Star Team

The head coach of the WCHA All-Stars was Jeff Giesen of St. Cloud State, with Maria Lewis of North Dakota and Heather Farrell of Bemidji State serving as assistant coaches. The Athletic Trainer was Stef Arndt of St. Cloud State.

WCHA All-Star Team[12]
PositionNameClassSchool
GAlyssa GroganSo.Minnesota
GAshley NixonJr.St. Cloud State
GZuzana TomcikovaSo.Bemidji State
DBrittany HaverstockSo.Wisconsin
DDanielle HirschSr.St. Cloud State
DKelly LewisJr.North Dakota
DJaime RasmussenSr.Minnesota Duluth
DShannon ReillyJr.Ohio State
DAnne SchleperSo.Minnesota
DHolly SnyderSr.Minnesota State
FBrooke AmmermanSo.Wisconsin
FEmmanuelle BlaisSr.Minnesota Duluth
FMallory DeluceJr.Wisconsin
FLaura FridfinnsonJr.Minnesota Duluth
FJasmine GilesSr.Wisconsin
FCaitlin HoganSr.St. Cloud State
FChristina LeeSr.Minnesota State
FLaura McIntoshSo.Ohio State
FHolly RobertsSr.St. Cloud State
FNatalie SpoonerSo.Ohio State
FEmily WestJr.Minnesota
FAlyssa WiebeSo.North Dakota
Note: G = goaltender, D = defense, F = forward
So. = Sophomore, Jr. = Junior, Sr. = Senior

Regular season

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota 2217233407929 2821349334
Minnesota-Duluth 2215521336842 2819728857
Wisconsin 2212910256349 28151038161
Bemidji State 227873244148 2881375070
St. Cloud State 2281043234961 28111167081
Ohio State 22101020227071 28131149184
Minnesota State 2221553123674 2641754587
North Dakota 2241620103163 2651744574

In season honors

Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, WCHA officials name a player of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week
10/05/09 Chelsey Jones, Minnesota[13]
10/12/09 Sarah Erickson, Minnesota
10/19/09 Emmi Leinonen, Minnesota State
10/26/09 Emmanuelle Blais, Minnesota Duluth[14]
11/02/09 Meaghan Pezon, St. Cloud State[15]
11/09/09 Raelyn LaRocque, Ohio State[16]
11/16/09 Holly Roberts, St. Cloud State
11/23/09
11/30/09
12/7/09
12/14/09
12/21/09
12/28/08
1/4/10 Felicia Nelson, St. Cloud State[17]
1/11/10 Sarah Erickson, Minnesota[18]
1/18/10 Natalie Spooner, Ohio State[19]
1/25/10 Carolyne Prevost, Wisconsin[20]
2/1/10
2/8/10
2/15/10 Holly Roberts, St. Cloud State[21]
2/22/10
3/1/10
3/8/10

Defensive players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, WCHA officials name a Defensive player of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week
10/05/09 Jorid Dagfinrud, North Dakota
10/12/09 Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State
10/19/09 Noora Räty, Minnesota
10/26/09 Jaime Rasmussen, Minnesota Duluth
11/02/09 Becca Ruegsegger, Wisconsin
11/09/09 Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State
11/16/09 Anne Schleper, Minnesota
12/07/09 Noora Räty, Minnesota and Jennifer Harss, Minnesota-Duluth[22]
01/04/10 Chelsea Knapp, Ohio State
01/11/10 Becca Ruegsegger, Wisconsin
01/18/10 Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State and Ashley Nixon, St. Cloud State
01/25/10 Noora Raty, Minnesota
02/17/10 Alli Altmann, MSU-Mankato

Rookie of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, WCHA officials name a Freshman player of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week
10/05/09 Brianna Decker, Wisconsin
10/12/09 Katherine Wilson, Minnesota Duluth
10/19/09 Minttu Tuominen, Ohio State
10/26/09 Noora Räty, Minnesota
11/02/09 Hokey Langan, Ohio State
11/09/09 Audrey Cournoyer, Minnesota Duluth
11/16/09 Mariia Posa, Minnesota Duluth
11/23/09 Megan Bozek, Minnesota
11/30/09
12/07/09
12/14/09 Megan Bozek, Minnesota
01/04/10 Mary Loken, North Dakota
01/11/10 Erika Wheelhouse, Bemidji State
01/18/10 Jessica Wong, Minnesota Duluth
01/25/10 Hokey Langan, Ohio State
02/15/10 Hokey Langan, Ohio State

Postseason

WCHA tournament

Quarterfinals

DateTeamsScoreNotes
February 26Ohio State at WisconsinOSU, 3-1Natalie Spooner gets a hat trick[5]
February 27Ohio State at WisconsinOSU, 4-3 (OT)
DateLocationOpponentScore
February 26Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. MSU Mankato5-8
February 27Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. MSU Mankato3-4 (3 OT)
  • February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.[23]
DateOpponentLocationScoreNotes
Feb. 26St. Cloud StateSt. Cloud0-3
Feb. 27St. Cloud StateSt. Cloud2-1End 14 game playoff losing streak
Feb. 28St. Cloud State4-1Advance to first ever WCHA Final Face-Off
  • February 27: Bemidji State ends its 14 game playoff losing streak in a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State.[24]
DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
Feb. 26Heritage CenterNorth Dakota6-2Emmanuelle Blais scores 4 goals[25]
Feb. 27Heritage CenterNorth Dakota3-1Sweep series

Semifinals

DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. Ohio State
DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
Ridder ArenaMinnesota Duluth vs. Bemidji State

Finals

  • March 7: The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to win the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF playoff championship. It is the Bulldogs fifth WCHA playoff championship. This was their first postseason victory over the Golden Gophers since 2003. In addition, the Bulldogs lost three previous league playoff games against the Gophers at Ridder Arena.[26]
DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
March 7Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. Minnesota DuluthMinn Duluth, 3-2Bulldogs fifth championship

NCAA tournament

  • March 8: Two teams from the WCHA will compete for the 10th NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The University of Minnesota will be the host school for the 2010 Frozen Four, to be held March 19 and 21 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. WCHA tournament champion University of Minnesota Duluth, and at-large selection Minnesota will be two of eight competing teams.

Minnesota Duluth (28-8-2) is seeded Number 2 and the Bulldogs will host the New Hampshire Wildcats (19-8-5) on Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 pm central standard time. The Golden Gophers (25-8-5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23-11-5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time. Minnesota Duluth won the Frozen Four for the first three years that the tournament was held (2001, 2002 and 2003). The Golden Gophers proceeded to win the next two Frozen Four tournaments (2004 and 2005).[27] Neither team has won since.

Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CG
0–0

WCHA awards and honors

Honor Selection
Player of the Year (Tie) Felicia Nelson, St. Cloud State and Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State[28]
Coach of the Year Steve Sertich, Bemidji State
Freshman of the Year Hokey Langan, Ohio State
Student Athlete of the Year Caitlin Hogan, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Year, Anne Schleper, Minnesota
Scoring Champion Hokey Langan, Ohio State
Goaltending Champion Noora Raty, Minnesota
WCHA First Team Natalie Spooner, F, Ohio State
Emmanuelle Blais, F, Minnesota Duluth
Emily West, F, Minnesota
Anne Schleper, D, Minnesota
Jaime Rasmussen, D, Minnesota Duluth
Noora Raty, G, Minnesota
WCHA Second Team Felicia Nelson, F, St. Cloud State
Hokey Langan, F, Ohio State
Holly Roberts, F, St. Cloud State
Laura Fridfinnson, F, Minnesota Duluth
Megan Bozek, D, Minnesota
Rachel Davis, D, Ohio State
Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Bemidji State
WCHA Third Team Brooke Ammerman, F, Wisconsin
Caitlin Hogan, F, St. Cloud State
Montana Vicharek, D, Bemidji State
Stefanie McKeough, D, Wisconsin
Jennifer Harss, G, Minnesota Duluth
All-Freshman Team Hokey Langan, F, Ohio State
Katherine Wilson, F, Minnesota Duluth
Brianne Decker, F, Wisconsin
Megan Bozek, D, Minnesota
Stefanie McKeough, D, Wisconsin
Noora Raty, G, Minnesota

WCHA all-academic team

National awards and honors

Patty Kazmaier Award nominees

Of the 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award, ten were from the WCHA.[29]

PlayerPositionClassSchoolNationality
Emmanuelle BlaisForwardSeniorUniv. of Minnesota Duluth Canada
Laura FridfinnsonForwardJuniorUniv. of Minnesota Duluth Canada
Caitlin HoganForwardSeniorSt. Cloud State Univ. United States
Hokey LanganForwardFreshmanOhio State Canada
Felicia NelsonForwardSeniorSt. Cloud State Univ. Canada
Noora RätyGoalieFreshmanMinnesota Finland
Anne SchleperDefenseSophomoreMinnesota United States
Natalie SpoonerForwardSophomoreOhio State Canada
Zuzana TomcikovaGoaltenderSophomoreBemidji State Univ. Slovenia
Emily WestForwardJuniorMinnesota United States

2010 Olympics

Active players

Ten active WCHA players represented their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

PlayerNCAA teamNationalityPositionMedalRefs
Elin HolmlövMinnesota-Duluth SwedenForward4th Place
Haley IrwinMinnesota-Duluth CanadaForwardGold
Jocelyne LamoureuxNorth Dakota United StatesForwardSilver
Monique LamoureuxNorth Dakota United StatesForwardSilver
Heidi PelttariMinnesota State FinlandForwardBronze
Mariia PosaMinnesota State FinlandForwardBronze
Noora RatyMinnesota FinlandGoaltenderBronze
Nina TikkinenMinnesota State FinlandForwardBronze [30]
Zuzana TomčíkováBemidji State SlovakiaGoaltender8th place
Saara Tuominen[31]Minnesota Duluth FinlandForwardBronze

Former players

The following former NCAA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

PlayerNCAA teamNationalityPositionMedal Refs
Natalie DarwitzMinnesota United StatesForwardSilver
Meghan DugganWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver
Molly EngstromWisconsin United StatesDefenceSilver
Hilary KnightWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver
Gigi MarvinMinnesota United StatesForwardSilver
Meghan MikkelsonWisconsin CanadaForwardGold [32]
Caroline OuelletteMinnesota Duluth CanadaForwardGold
Jessie VetterWisconsin United StatesGoaltenderSilver
Jinelle ZauggWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver

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