Sports season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Exhibition games against Canadian teams [ edit ] Three games were played against Canadian Interuniversity Sport teams.
Date Location NCAA team CIS team Score September 25 Grand Forks, ND North Dakota Manitoba ND, 3-1[4] September 26 Columbus, OH Ohio State Wilfrid Laurier 1–1, Ohio State scores in shootout[5] September 26 Grand Forks, ND North Dakota Manitoba Man, 3-2[6]
US Olympic exhibition games [ edit ] Throughout the season, various NCAA schools played against the United States Olympic Hockey team.
WCHA All-Star Team [ edit ] 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] Position Name Class School G Alyssa Grogan So. Minnesota G Ashley Nixon Jr. St. Cloud State G Zuzana Tomcikova So. Bemidji State D Brittany Haverstock So. Wisconsin D Danielle Hirsch Sr. St. Cloud State D Kelly Lewis Jr. North Dakota D Jaime Rasmussen Sr. Minnesota Duluth D Shannon Reilly Jr. Ohio State D Anne Schleper So. Minnesota D Holly Snyder Sr. Minnesota State F Brooke Ammerman So. Wisconsin F Emmanuelle Blais Sr. Minnesota Duluth F Mallory Deluce Jr. Wisconsin F Laura Fridfinnson Jr. Minnesota Duluth F Jasmine Giles Sr. Wisconsin F Caitlin Hogan Sr. St. Cloud State F Christina Lee Sr. Minnesota State F Laura McIntosh So. Ohio State F Holly Roberts Sr. St. Cloud State F Natalie Spooner So. Ohio State F Emily West Jr. Minnesota F Alyssa Wiebe So. North Dakota Note: G = goaltender, D = defense, F = forward So. = Sophomore, Jr. = Junior, Sr. = Senior
Regular season [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] In season honors [ edit ] Players of the week [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] WCHA tournament [ edit ] Quarterfinals [ edit ] Date Teams Score Notes February 26 Ohio State at Wisconsin OSU, 3-1 Natalie Spooner gets a hat trick[5] February 27 Ohio State at Wisconsin OSU, 4-3 (OT)
Date Location Opponent Score February 26 Ridder Arena Minnesota vs. MSU Mankato 5-8 February 27 Ridder Arena Minnesota vs. MSU Mankato 3-4 (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] Date Opponent Location Score Notes Feb. 26 St. Cloud State St. Cloud 0-3 Feb. 27 St. Cloud State St. Cloud 2-1 End 14 game playoff losing streak Feb. 28 St. Cloud State 4-1 Advance 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] Date Location Opponent Score Notes Feb. 26 Heritage Center North Dakota 6-2 Emmanuelle Blais scores 4 goals[25] Feb. 27 Heritage Center North Dakota 3-1 Sweep series
Semifinals [ edit ] Date Location Opponent Score Notes Ridder Arena Minnesota vs. Ohio State
Date Location Opponent Score Notes Ridder Arena Minnesota Duluth vs. Bemidji State
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] Date Location Opponent Score Notes March 7 Ridder Arena Minnesota vs. Minnesota Duluth Minn Duluth, 3-2 Bulldogs fifth championship
NCAA tournament [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
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National awards and honors [ edit ] Patty Kazmaier Award nominees [ edit ] Of the 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award , ten were from the WCHA.[29]
Player Position Class School Nationality Emmanuelle Blais Forward Senior Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Canada Laura Fridfinnson Forward Junior Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Canada Caitlin Hogan Forward Senior St. Cloud State Univ. United States Hokey Langan Forward Freshman Ohio State Canada Felicia Nelson Forward Senior St. Cloud State Univ. Canada Noora Räty Goalie Freshman Minnesota Finland Anne Schleper Defense Sophomore Minnesota United States Natalie Spooner Forward Sophomore Ohio State Canada Zuzana Tomcikova Goaltender Sophomore Bemidji State Univ. Slovenia Emily West Forward Junior Minnesota United States
2010 Olympics [ edit ] Active players [ edit ] Ten active WCHA players represented their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
Former players [ edit ] The following former NCAA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
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