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

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.

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Ford Field was the host of the 2010 Frozen Four
Duration	October 8, 2009– April 10, 2010
NCAA tournament	2010
National championship	Ford Field Detroit, Michigan
NCAA champion	Boston College
Hobey Baker Award	Blake Geoffrion (Wisconsin)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Pre-season polls

Main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, October 5, 2009, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 29, 2009.^[1]

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Ranking 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/USA Hockey Magazine Ranking 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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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.^[2]

2009–10 College Hockey America standings v t e
	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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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.^[4]

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.^[4]

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

NCAA Award Recipient Hobey Baker Award Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin Spencer T. Penrose Award Wayne Wilson, RIT National Rookie of the Year Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Jordan Pietrus, Brown Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Colin Greening, Cornell Tournament Most Outstanding Player Ben Smith, Boston College AHCA All-American Teams^[5] East First Team   Position   West First Team Ben Scrivens, Cornell G Marc Cheverie, Denver Colby Cohen, Boston University D Brendan Smith, Wisconsin Brendon Nash, Cornell D Patrick Wiercioch, Denver Bobby Butler, New Hampshire F Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin Gustav Nyquist, Maine F Mark Olver, Northern Michigan Chase Polacek, Rensselaer F Rhett Rakhshani, Denver East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Brian Foster, New Hampshire G Cody Reichard, Miami Justin Braun, Massachusetts D Erik Gustafsson, Northern Michigan Blake Kessel, New Hampshire D Jeff Petry, Michigan State Sean Backman, Yale F Jack Connolly, Minnesota–Duluth Nick Johnson, Sacred Heart F Zac Dalpe, Ohio State Broc Little, Yale F Matt Read, Bemidji State

Atlantic Hockey Award^[6] Recipient Player of the Year Cory Conacher, Canisius Best Defensive Forward Dave Jarman, Sacred Heart Best Defenseman Dan Ringwald, RIT Rookie of the Year Christopher Tanev, RIT Regular Season Goaltending Award Jared DeMichiel, RIT Coach of the Year C. J. Marottolo, Sacred Heart Most Valuable Player in Tournament Cameron Burt, RIT Individual Sportsmanship Chris Risi, Mercyhurst Regular Season Scoring Trophy Cory Conacher, Canisius All-Atlantic Hockey Teams^[7]^[8] First Team   Position   Second Team Jared DeMichiel, RIT G Andrew Volkening, Air Force Tim Kirby, Air Force D Marcel Alvarez, Army Dan Ringwald, RIT D Carl Hudson, Canisius Cory Conacher, Canisius F Brandon Coccimigilo, Mercyhurst Nick Johnson, Sacred Heart F Andrew Favot, RIT Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force F Cody Omilusik, Army Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Ryan Zapolski, Mercyhurst G Steven Legato, Sacred Heart Paul Ferraro, Sacred Heart D Alex Greke, Connecticut Christopher Tanev, RIT D Christopher Tanev, RIT Cameron Burt, RIT F Joe Campanelli, Bentley Dave Jarman, Sacred Heart F Eric Delong, Sacred Heart Vincent Scarcella, Canisius F Adam Pleskach, American International

CCHA Awards^[9] Recipient Player of the Year Cody Reichard, Miami Best Defensive Forward Tommy Wingels, Miami Best Defensive Defenseman Will Weber, Miami Best Offensive Defenseman Erik Gustafsson, Northern Michigan Rookie of the Year Andy Taranto, Alaska Best Goaltender Cody Reichard, Miami Coach of the Year Enrico Blasi, Miami Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Aaron Lewicki, Ferris State Ilitch Humanitarian Award Dion Knelsen, Alaska Perani Cup Champion Drew Palmisano, Michigan State Scholar-Athlete of the Year Dion Knelsen, Alaska Most Valuable Player in Tournament Shawn Hunwick, Michigan All-CCHA Teams^[10]^[11] First Team   Position   Second Team Cody Reichard, Miami G Drew Palmisano, Michigan State Erik Gustafsson , Northern Michigan D Zach Redmond, Ferris State Eddie DelGrosso, Nebraska-Omaha D Jeff Petry, Michigan State Mark Olver, Northern Michigan F Andy Miele, Miami Jarod Palmer, Miami F Tommy Wingels, Miami Zac Dalpe, Ohio State F Corey Tropp, Michigan State Rookie Team   Position   Mike Johnson, Notre Dame G Joe Hartman, Miami D Torey Krug, Michigan State D Chris Brown, Michigan F Terry Broadhurst, Nebraska-Omaha F Andy Taranto, Alaska F

CHA Award^[12] Recipient Player of the Year Matt Read, Bemidji State Rookie of the Year Jordan George, Bemidji State Coach of the Year Tom Serratore, Bemidji State Student-Athlete of the Year Kyle Hardwick, Bemidji State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Cam Talbot, Alabama-Huntsville All-CHA Teams^[13]^[14] First Team   Position   Second Team Dan Bakala, Bemidji State G Cam Talbot, Alabama-Huntsville Denny Urban, Robert Morris D Dave Cowan, Robert Morris Brad Hunt, Bemidji State D Tyler Gotto, Niagara Matt Read, Bemidji State F Chris Kushneriuk, Robert Morris Chris Moran, Niagara F Ian Lowe, Bemidji State Nathan Longpre, Robert Morris F Ryan Olidis, Niagara Rookie Team   Position   Mathieu Dugas, Bemidji State G Jason Beattie, Niagara D Jake Areshenko, Bemidji State D Stefan Salituro, Robert Morris F Matti Järvinen, Alabama-Huntsville F Jordan George, Bemidji State F

ECAC Award^[15] Recipient Player of the Year Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Rookie of the Year Jerry D'Amigo, Rensselaer Tim Taylor Award Nate Leaman, Union Best Defensive Forward Travis Vermeulen, St. Lawrence Best Defensive Defenseman Justin Krueger, Cornell Ken Dryden Award Ben Scrivens, Cornell Student-Athlete of the Year Colin Greening, Cornell Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Ben Scrivens, Cornell All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[16]^[17] First Team   Position   Second Team Ben Scrivens, Cornell G Allen York, Rensselaer Mike Schreiber, Union D Tom Dignard, Yale Brendon Nash, Cornell D Taylor Fedun, Princeton Chase Polacek, Rensselaer F Mario Valery-Trabucco, Union Broc Little, Yale F David McIntyre, Colgate Sean Backman, Yale F Colin Greening, Cornell Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Keith Kinkaid, Union G Keith Kinkaid, Union Derek Keller, St. Lawrence D George Hughes, St. Lawrence Evan Stephens, Dartmouth D Nicholas D'Agostino, Cornell Riley Nash, Cornell F Jerry D'Amigo, Rensselaer Aaron Volpatti, Brown F Brandon Pirri, Rensselaer Travis Vermeulen, St. Lawrence F Louis Leblanc, Harvard

Hockey East Award^[18] Recipient Player of the Year Bobby Butler, New Hampshire Rookie of the Year Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Mark Dennehy, Merrimack Dick Umile, New Hampshire Len Ceglarski Award Ben Smith, Boston College Best Defensive Forward Ben Holmstrom, Massachusetts-Lowell Best Defensive Defenseman Justin Braun, Massachusetts Three-Stars Award Bobby Butler, New Hampshire William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Matt Lombardi, Boston College All-Hockey East Teams^[19]^[20] First Team   Position   Second Team Brian Foster, New Hampshire G Carter Hutton, Massachusetts-Lowell Justin Braun, Massachusetts D Jeremy Dehner, Massachusetts-Lowell Colby Cohen, Boston University D Jeff Dimmen, Maine Blake Kessel, New Hampshire D Bobby Butler, New Hampshire F Cam Atkinson, Boston College Brian Gibbons, Boston College F Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack Gustav Nyquist, Maine F James Marcou, Massachusetts Rookie Team   Position   Chris Rawlings, Northeastern G Brian Dumoulin, Boston College D Jake Newton, Northeastern D Max Nicastro, Boston University D Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack F Chris Kreider, Boston College F Sebastian Stalberg, Vermont F

WCHA

Award^[21]		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^[22]^[23]
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

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 2009–10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
• NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey
• 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
• 2009–10 Atlantic Hockey season

References

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External links

• USCHO.com