2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey season

2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 2009 - March, 2010
Number of teams 8
Tournament
Champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
Runners-Up Minnesota 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

  • 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.[1]

WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll

PlaceSchoolFirst Place VotesTotal Points
1Wisconsin(6)48
2Minnesota(2)43
3Minnesota Duluth(0)38
4St. Cloud State(0)29
5Ohio State(0)23
6North Dakota(0)20
7MSU Mankato(0)16
8Bemidji State(0)7

[1]

Preseason WCHA awards

  • Player of the Year voting
PlayerSchoolVotes
Brooke AmmermanWisconsin5
Natalie SpoonerOhio State2
Saara TuominenMinnesota Duluth1
  • Rookie of the Year voting
PlayerSchoolVotes
Brianna DeckerWisconsin6
Hokey LanganOhio State1
Jennifer HarsMinnesota Duluth1

CIS Exhibition

DateLocationNCAA schoolCIS teamScore
Fri. Sept 25Grand Forks, NDNorth DakotaManitobaND, 3-1[2]
Sat. Sept 26Columbus, OHOhio StateWilfrid Laurier[3]Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout)[4]
Sat. Sept 26Grand Forks, NDNorth DakotaManitobaMan, 3-2[5]

US Olympic exhibition games

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play the United States Olympic Hockey team.

  • On September 25, Natalie Darwitz was named the Player of the Game for Team USA.
DateLocationNCAA schoolScore
September 25Xcel Energy CenterWCHA All-Stars6-1, US[6]
September 26National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud State[7]USA, 13-0[8]
January 5Madison, WIWisconsin9-0[9]
January 12Ridder ArenaMinnesota8-5[10]

Box scores

  • September 25
PeriodGoalAssistsTime of Goal
1Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (USA)Hillary Knight1:56
1Kerry Weiland (USA)4:51
1Monique Lamoureux (USA)8:17
1Caitlin Cahow (USA)10:43
2Molly Engstrom (USA)4:11
3Holly Roberts (WCHA)5:03
3Julie Chu (USA)10:32

[6]

WCHA All-Star Team

  • On September 25, a group of WCHA All-Stars will play the US Olympic Team. The head coach of the WCHA All-Stars is Jeff Giesen from St. Cloud State. Assisting him are Maria Lewis from North Dakota and Heather Farrell from Bemidji State. The Athletic Trainer is Stef Arndt from St. Cloud State. The roster is as follows:
PositionNameClassSchool
GAlyssa GroganMinnesotaSo
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

[11]

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

January

  • January 14: Nina Tikkinen, a junior forward for Minnesota State, has been named to Finland’s 2010 Winter Olympic Hockey Team.[12]

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

Statistical leaders

Postseason

WCHA Tournament

Quarterfinals

DateTimeTeamsScoreNotes
02/26/20107:00 PMOhio State at WisconsinOSU, 3-1Natalie Spooner gets a hat trick[23]
02/27/20107:00 PMOhio State at WisconsinOSU, 4-3 (OT)Buckeyes win series 2-0
DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
Feb. 26Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. MSU Mankato5-8
Feb. 27Ridder ArenaMinnesota vs. MSU Mankato3-4 (3 OT)Emily West gets the game winner
  • February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.[24]
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.[25]
DateLocationOpponentScoreNotes
Feb. 26Heritage CenterNorth Dakota6-2Emmanuelle Blais scores 4 goals[26]
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.[27]
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 Forzen 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).[28] 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[29]
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

National awards and honors

Patty Kazmaier Award nominees

There are 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award. Ten of the nominees are from Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member teams.

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

[30]

2010 Olympics

Active players

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

PlayerNCAA schoolNationalityPositionGoalsAssistsPointsMedal
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 Tikkinen[12]Minnesota State FinlandForwardBronze
Zuzana TomčíkováBemidji State SlovakiaGoaltender8th
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 schoolNationalityPositionGoalsAssistsPointsMedal
Natalie DarwitzMinnesota United StatesForwardSilver
Meghan DugganWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver
Molly EngstromWisconsin United StatesDefenceSilver
Hilary KnightWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver
Gigi MarvinMinnesota United StatesForwardSilver
Meghan Mikkelson[32]Wisconsin CanadaForwardGold
Caroline OuelletteMinnesota Duluth CanadaForwardGold
Jessie VetterWisconsin United StatesGoaltenderSilver
Jinelle ZauggWisconsin United StatesForwardSilver

See also

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