Season outlook
Pre-season polls
* September 17: The Mercyhurst College women's hockey team has been predicted to finish first in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches' Poll. The poll was released by CHA league officials. Mercyhurst claimed four of five possible first-place votes and 16 points to earn the top ranking for the eighth-straight season. Robert Morris came in second with 14 points after finishing with a 5-9-2 mark in conference play a season ago. Wayne State was slated third with nine points and Syracuse landed at No. 4 with eight points. Niagara, was ranked No. 5 with five points. * September 22:St. Lawrence has been selected to finish in first place in the ECAC in the preseason poll. The voting was done by the league coaches as part of the pre-season polls and all-league team. The Saints, garnered a total of 107 points, including three of 12 first-place votes. St. Lawrence, boasts returning all-league selection senior defender Britni Smith. Last season, the team finished second in the regular-season standings with a mark of 16-5-1. * September 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.Exhibition
CIS Exhibition
Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will playCanadian semipro exhibition
Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play semipro Canadian teams in exhibition games.US Olympic exhibition games
Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play the United States Olympic Hockey team.Regular season
* November 7: The 10th-ranked Harvard women's ice hockey team had a 3-0 shutout victory over No. 7 St. Lawrence at Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson earned the program's 500th victory.Standings
Outdoor Games
* On Friday, January 8, 2010, Boston'sSeason Tournaments
* Easton Holiday ClassicRankings
October
November
December
January
February
March
2010 Olympics
Active players
The following active NCAA players will represent their respective countries inFormer players
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Regionals
Frozen Four
Stats leaders
Scoring
* This is an INCOMPLETE listGoaltending
Other
Awards and honors
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists
National and Conference Awards
All-conference honors
* CHA * ECAC * HEA * WCHAAll-rookie team
* CHA * ECAC * HEA * WCHAAll-America honors
First team
Second team
New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team
* Forwards ** Kate Buesser - Harvard ** Ashley Cottrell - Providence ** Jenna Cunningham - Dartmouth ** Micaela Long - New Hampshire ** Sarah Parsons - Dartmouth ** Kelly Paton - New Hampshire * Defense ** Cristin Allen - Connecticut ** Courtney Birchard - New Hampshire ** Amber Yung - Providence ** Tara Watchorn - Boston University * Goalies ** Florence Schelling - Northeastern ** Victoria Vigilanti - Quinnipiac * Coach of the Year: Rick Seeley - Quinnipiac * Player of the Year: Kelly Paton - New HampshireAll Ivy League honors
* First Team All-Ivy ** F - Catherine White, Cornell ** F - Sarah Parsons, Dartmouth ** F - Kate Buesser, Harvard ** D - Laura Fortino, Cornell ** D - Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell ** G - Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell ** G - Jacklyn Snikeris, Yale * Second Team All-Ivy ** F - Chelsea Karpenko, Cornell ** F - Jillian Dempsey, Harvard ** F - Bray Ketchum, Yale ** D - Leanna Coskren, Harvard ** D - Sasha Sherry, Princeton ** G - Katie Jamieson, Brown * Honorable Mention ** F - Danielle DiCesare, Princeton ** F - Paula Romanchuk, Princeton ** D - Cori Bassett, Harvard ** D - Alyssa Clarke, Yale ** G - Christina Kessler, Harvard * Player of the Year, Catherine White, Cornell * Rookie of the Year, Lauriane Rougeau, CornellFrozen Four Skills Competition
The Frozen Four skills competition will be held on April 9 atEastern squad
* Melissa Anderson, Boston University * Anna McDonald, Harvard * Sarah Parsons, Dartmouth * Kelly Paton, New Hampshire * Britni Smith, St. Lawrence * Allie Thunstrom, Boston College * The two goalies are: ** Brittony Chartier, St. Lawrence ** Melissa Haber, Boston U.Western squad
* Kelli Blankenship, Minnesota * Rachel Davis, Ohio State * Caitlin Hogan, St. Cloud State * Kyla Sanders, Wisconsin * Chelsea Walkland, Robert Morris * Ashley Young, Minnesota State Mankato . * The two goalies are: ** Lauren Bradel, St. Thomas (Minnesota) ** Lindsey Park, Wayne StateSee also
*References
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