2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Ford Field was the host of the 2010 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 8, 2009–
April 10, 2010
NCAA tournament2010
National championshipFord Field
Detroit, Michigan
NCAA championBoston College
Hobey Baker AwardBlake Geoffrion
(Wisconsin)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 8, 2009 and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 10, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Denver and Miami entered the season as the nations' two top ranked teams. This was the 63rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 116th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 Denver (20)
2 Boston University (17)
3 Michigan (2)
4 Miami (5)
5 Notre Dame (2)
6 North Dakota
7 Cornell
8 Yale
9 Minnesota
10 Princeton
11 Massachusetts–Lowell
12 Boston College
13 Wisconsin
14 Vermont
15 St. Cloud State
16 New Hampshire
17 Ohio State
18 Minnesota–Duluth
19 Air Force
20 Northeastern
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Miami (4)
2 Denver (13)
3 Boston University (12)
4 Michigan
5 Notre Dame (5)
6 Minnesota
7 Cornell
8 North Dakota
9 Princeton
10 Massachusetts–Lowell
11 Yale
12 Boston College
13 St. Cloud State
14 Wisconsin
15 Vermont

Regular season

Standings

2009–10 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 RIT†* 28 22 5 1 45 109 51 41 28 12 1 145 90
Sacred Heart 28 16 9 3 35 99 86 38 21 13 4 131 123
Air Force 28 14 8 6 34 86 70 37 16 15 6 103 96
Mercyhurst 28 15 10 3 33 103 70 38 15 20 3 121 118
Canisius 28 13 11 4 30 97 89 37 17 15 5 125 122
Army 28 10 12 6 26 80 83 36 11 18 7 98 114
Holy Cross 28 10 13 5 25 70 74 37 12 19 6 87 102
Bentley 28 10 15 3 23 78 105 35 12 19 4 94 123
Connecticut 28 6 19 3 15 48 91 37 7 27 3 59 135
American International 28 5 19 4 14 59 110 33 5 24 4 69 131
Championship: RIT
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2009–10 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Miami† 28 21 2 5 2 70 100 39 44 29 8 7 147 86
Michigan State 28 14 8 6 2 50 73 64 38 19 13 6 115 97
#14 Ferris State 28 13 9 6 4 49 79 66 40 21 13 6 118 92
#13 Northern Michigan 28 13 9 6 3 48 86 72 41 20 13 8 124 104
#15 Alaska 28 0^ 28^ 0^ 0^ 45 73 70 39 0^ 39^ 0^ 108 93
Nebraska–Omaha 28 13 12 3 2 44 85 83 42 20 16 6 124 116
#8 Michigan* 28 14 13 1 0 43 83 69 45 26 18 1 148 102
Ohio State 28 10 12 6 4 40 81 93 39 15 18 6 110 122
Notre Dame 28 9 12 7 2 36 65 76 38 13 17 8 90 102
Lake Superior State 28 10 15 3 2 35 66 90 38 15 18 5 93 118
Bowling Green 28 4 18 6 5 23 58 102 36 5 25 6 71 138
Western Michigan 28 4 17 7 2 21 62 87 36 8 20 8 76 104
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1]
2009–10 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Bemidji State† 18 14 3 1 29 71 40 37 23 10 4 128 87
Robert Morris 18 6 9 3 15 47 60 35 10 19 6 94 121
Alabama–Huntsville* 18 6 10 2 14 42 54 33 12 18 3 73 89
Niagara 18 6 10 2 14 53 59 36 12 20 4 107 118
Championship: Alabama–Huntsville
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2009–10 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Yale† 22 15 5 2 32 92 72 34 21 10 3 141 105
#9 Cornell* 22 14 5 3 31 74 43 34 21 9 4 107 67
Union 22 12 6 4 28 81 60 39 21 12 6 134 100
Colgate 22 12 8 2 26 78 70 36 15 15 6 118 119
St. Lawrence 22 9 8 5 23 62 61 42 19 16 7 118 121
Rensselaer 22 10 9 3 23 64 58 39 18 17 4 109 108
Quinnipiac 22 11 11 0 22 71 63 40 20 18 2 123 114
Princeton 22 8 12 2 18 65 76 31 12 16 3 91 103
Harvard 22 7 12 3 17 61 70 33 9 21 3 82 113
Dartmouth 22 7 12 3 17 69 79 32 10 19 3 96 115
Brown 22 6 12 4 16 64 95 37 13 20 4 103 134
Clarkson 22 4 15 3 11 50 84 37 9 24 4 92 136
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2009–10 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 New Hampshire† 27 15 6 6 36 98 77 39 18 14 7 131 122
#1 Boston College* 27 16 8 3 35 99 61 42 29 10 3 171 104
Boston University 27 13 12 2 28 93 91 38 18 17 3 123 124
Maine 27 13 12 2 28 95 90 39 19 17 3 143 130
Massachusetts–Lowell 27 12 11 4 28 82 72 39 19 16 4 114 92
Merrimack 27 12 13 2 26 82 85 37 16 19 2 109 116
Massachusetts 27 13 14 0 26 72 86 36 18 18 0 105 117
Vermont 27 9 11 7 25 78 82 39 17 15 7 113 112
Northeastern 27 11 14 2 24 70 87 34 16 16 2 93 100
Providence 27 5 18 4 14 46 84 34 10 20 4 68 99
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Denver† 28 19 5 4 42 92 65 41 27 10 4 133 99
#2 Wisconsin 28 17 8 3 37 109 76 43 28 11 4 171 111
#5 St. Cloud State 28 15 9 4 34 90 77 43 24 14 5 138 122
Minnesota–Duluth 28 16 11 1 33 90 77 40 22 17 1 126 109
#7 North Dakota* 28 15 10 3 33 89 61 43 25 13 5 140 91
Colorado College 28 12 13 3 27 88 85 39 19 17 3 123 113
Minnesota 28 12 14 2 26 80 76 39 18 19 2 106 110
Minnesota State 28 9 17 2 20 75 92 39 16 20 3 110 112
Alaska–Anchorage 28 9 17 2 20 66 106 36 11 23 2 87 141
Michigan Tech 28 4 24 0 8 59 118 36 5 30 1 74 148
Championship: North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2010 NCAA tournament

Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Frozen Four National championship
            
1 Miami 2
4 Alabama–Huntsville 1
1 Miami 3**
Midwest Regional
3 Michigan 2
2 Bemidji State 1
3 Michigan 5
MW1 Miami 1
NE1 Boston College 7
1 Boston College 3
4 Alaska 1
1 Boston College 9
Northeast Regional
3 Yale 7
2 North Dakota 2
3 Yale 3
NE1 Boston College 5
W1 Wisconsin 0
1 Denver 1
4 RIT 2
4 RIT 6
East Regional
2 New Hampshire 2
2 Cornell 2
3 New Hampshire 6
E4 RIT 1
W1 Wisconsin 8
1 Wisconsin 3
4 Vermont 2
1 Wisconsin 5
West Regional
2 St. Cloud State 3
2 St. Cloud State 4**
3 Northern Michigan 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.[3]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Gustav Nyquist Sophomore Maine 39 19 42 61 20
Derek Stepan Sophomore Wisconsin 41 12 42 54 8
Cam Atkinson Sophomore Boston College 42 30 23 53 30
Bobby Butler Senior New Hampshire 39 29 24 53 20
Cory Conacher Junior Canisius 35 20 33 53 36
Nick Johnson Senior Sacred Heart 38 27 25 52 51
Chase Polacek Junior RPI 39 26 26 52 48
Michael Davies Senior Wisconsin 41 20 32 52 48
Brendan Smith Junior Wisconsin 42 15 37 52 76
James Marcou Junior Massachusetts 36 11 40 51 36

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.[3]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Cody Reichard Sophomore Miami 27 1,570:48 19 4 3 49 5 .921 1.87
Ben Scrivens Senior Cornell 34 2,018:28 21 9 4 63 7 .934 1.87
Connor Knapp Sophomore Miami 20 1,126:44 10 4 4 37 4 .921 1.97
Carter Hutton Senior Massachusetts–Lowell 27 1,614:12 13 12 2 55 4 .928 2.04
Corey Milan Junior Union 17 960:49 9 4 3 33 1 .917 2.06
Marc Cheverie Junior Denver 35 2,044:27 24 6 3 71 6 .932 2.08
Jared DeMichiel Senior RIT 38 2,270:08 27 10 1 79 6 .921 2.09
Brad Eidsness Sophomore North Dakota 41 2,387:54 24 10 4 84 3 .914 2.11
Pat Nagle Junior Ferris State 26 1,496:05 12 10 3 53 1 .923 2.13
Scott Greenham Sophomore Alaska 39 2,295:34 18 12 9 84 4 .919 2.20

Awards

WCHA

Award[20] Recipient
Player of the Year Marc Cheverie, Denver
Defensive Player of the Year Brendan Smith, Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year Danny Kristo, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year Eli Vlaisavljevich, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky, Denver
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Evan Trupp, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[21][22]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Marc Cheverie, Denver G Brad Eidsness, North Dakota
Brendan Smith, Wisconsin D Ryan McDonagh, Wisconsin
Patrick Wiercioch, Denver D Nate Prosser, Colorado College
Rhett Rakhshani, Denver F Justin Fontaine, Minnesota-Duluth
Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin F Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State
Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth F Tyler Ruegsegger, Denver
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Dan Dunn, St. Cloud State G Joe Howe, Colorado College
Garrett Raboin, St. Cloud State D Matt Donovan, Denver
Chay Genoway, North Dakota D Justin Schultz, Wisconsin
Michael Davies, Wisconsin F Danny Kristo, North Dakota
Joe Colborne, Denver F Craig Smith, Wisconsin
Rhett Rakhshani, Denver F Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College

2010 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 2010 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 14 Jaden Schwartz † Colorado College WCHA St. Louis Blues
1 15 Derek Forbort † North Dakota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
1 19 Nick Bjugstad † Minnesota WCHA Florida Panthers
1 20 Beau Bennett † Denver WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
1 21 Riley Sheahan Notre Dame CCHA Detroit Red Wings
1 24 Kevin Hayes † Boston College Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
1 28 Charlie Coyle † Boston University Hockey East San Jose Sharks
1 30 Brock Nelson † North Dakota WCHA New York Islanders
2 31 Tyler Pitlick Minnesota State WCHA Edmonton Oilers
2 37 Justin Faulk † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Carolina Hurricanes
2 38 Jon Merrill † Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
2 50 Connor Brickley † Vermont Hockey East Florida Panthers
2 53 Mark Alt † Minnesota WCHA Carolina Hurricanes
2 54 Justin Holl † Minnesota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
2 59 Jason Zucker † Denver WCHA Minnesota Wild
2 60 Stephen Johns † Notre Dame CCHA Chicago Blackhawks
3 67 Danny Biega Harvard ECAC Hockey Carolina Hurricanes
3 69 Joe Basaraba † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Florida Panthers
3 74 Max Gardiner † Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
3 80 Bryan Rust † Notre Dame CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
3 82 Jason Clark † Wisconsin WCHA New York Islanders
4 92 Sam Brittain † Denver WCHA Florida Panthers
4 103 John Ramage Wisconsin WCHA Calgary Flames
4 108 Bill Arnold † Boston College Hockey East Calgary Flames
4 113 Mark MacMillan † North Dakota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
4 114 Joe Faust † Wisconsin WCHA New Jersey Devils
4 118 Jimmy Mullin † Miami CCHA Tampa Bay Lightning
5 122 Chris Wagner † Colgate ECAC Hockey Anaheim Ducks
5 127 Cody Ferriero † Northeastern Hockey East San Jose Sharks
5 135 Justin Florek Northern Michigan WCHA Boston Bruins
5 136 Isaac MacLeod † Boston College Hockey East San Jose Sharks
5 140 Kenny Agostino † Yale ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
5 142 Caleb Herbert † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Washington Capitals
5 148 Kevin Gravel † St. Cloud State WCHA Los Angeles Kings
5 149 Michael Parks † North Dakota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
5 150 Yasin Cissé † Boston University Hockey East Atlanta Thrashers
6 156 Brendan O’Donnell † North Dakota WCHA Tampa Bay Lightning
6 160 Tanner Lane † Nebraska–Omaha CCHA Atlanta Thrashers
6 165 Zane Gothberg † North Dakota WCHA Boston Bruins
6 168 Anthony Bitetto † Northeastern Hockey East Nashville Predators
6 177 Kevin Lind † Notre Dame CCHA Anaheim Ducks
6 179 Nick Luukko † Vermont Hockey East Philadelphia Flyers
6 180 Nick Mattson † North Dakota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
7 183 R. J. Boyd † Sacred Heart Atlantic Hockey Florida Panthers
7 184 Martin Ouellette † Maine Hockey East Columbus Blue Jackets
7 185 Cody Rosen Clarkson ECAC Hockey New York Islanders
7 188 Lee Moffie Michigan CCHA San Jose Sharks
7 192 Brett Perlini Michigan State CCHA Anaheim Ducks
7 196 Bryce Aneloski ‡ Nebraska–Omaha CCHA Ottawa Senators
7 197 Luke Moffatt † Michigan CCHA Colorado Avalanche
7 199 Peter Stoykewych † Colorado College WCHA Atlanta Thrashers
7 200 Chris Crane † Ohio State CCHA San Jose Sharks
7 201 Ben Marshall † Minnesota WCHA Detroit Red Wings
7 202 Kellen Jones † Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
7 203 Christian Isackson † Minnesota WCHA Buffalo Sabres
7 210 Zach Trotman Lake Superior State CCHA Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman
‡ Aneloski was in the process of transferring from Providence to Nebraska–Omaha
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See also

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