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.
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 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.
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
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
SOW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Minnesota Duluth †*28
20
6
2
1
43 90
55
41
31
8
2
138
83
Minnesota †28
18
6
4
3
43 91
49
40
26
9
5
129
74
St. Cloud State 28
11
11
6
4
32 70
77
37
15
14
8
96
103
Wisconsin 28
15
12
1
0
31 84
63
36
18
15
3
107
82
Ohio State 28
12
13
3
1
28 90
94
37
17
15
5
122
117
Bemidji State 28
9
12
7
3
28 47
64
38
12
19
7
65
98
Minnesota State 28
5
18
5
3
18 49
92
34
7
22
5
66
117
North Dakota 28
7
19
2
0
16 44
71
34
8
22
4
61
92
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
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
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
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
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
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]
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
Ten active WCHA players represented their respective countries in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
The following former NCAA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
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