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2009–10 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season

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Conference
  
ECAC

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
  
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Head Coach
  
Steve Sertich

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Overall
  
12-19-7

Home ice
  
John S. Glas Field House

The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey team represented Bemidji State University and participated in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. This was the Beavers final season in the John S. Glas Field House. For the 2010–11 season, the Beavers will move into the Bemidji Regional Events Center. Goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova represented her homeland of Slovakia in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Bemidji State doubled their win production compared to the 2008-09 season, when the Beavers claimed only six triumphs.

Contents

Offseason

  • May 11: The Beavers signed two more players to National Letters of Intent, joining the four that were inked during the early signing period in November 2008. All six players will play for BSU in fall 2009. Molly Arola and Jamie Hatheway have both inked with BSU during the spring signing period. They join early signees Sadie Lundquist, Mackenzie Thurston, Keirstin Visser and Erika Wheelhouse.
  • May 19: Head coach Steve Sertich announced that senior Franny Dorr, senior Jackie Robertson and junior Erin Cody have been selected as captains for the upcoming 2009-10 campaign. All three players will wear the C on their sweater for the first time in their careers. All three participated in 36 games last season.
  • September 9: The WCHA announced that Bemidji State goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova, has been named as a WCHA All-Star. She is among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009-10 U.S Women’s National Team in St. Paul, Minn. on September 25.

    • Postseason

  • February 27: Bemidji State ends its 14 game playoff losing streak in a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State.
  • February 28: By defeating St. Cloud State in Game 3, the Beavers advance to the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first time in school history. Zuzana Tomcikova had 27 saves and the win was the Beavers 12th win of the season. It ties the school record for most wins in a season (accomplished in 2001-02). The Beavers will now play the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA semi-finals. In the two playoff wins, Annie Bauerfeld had four points (two goals and two assists) to lead the team in points. Montana Vichorek's three points (one goal and two assists) ranked second.

    • WCHA Final Faceoff

  • Semifinals
  • Notes
  • Freshman Erika Wheelhouse assisted on the final goal for her fourteenth on the season. Her number ranked second on the team.
  • Erin Cody scored her 20th goal of the season in the loss to the Bulldogs. Her 33 points (20 goals, 13 assists) was the best of her NCAA career. In the all-time ranks, she is tied for third all-time with 36 career goals.
  • Senior Jackie Robertson finished her NCAA career by playing in 144 games. She shares the record with her former teammate Brooke Collins.

    • Awards and honors

  • Steve Sertich, WCHA Coach of the Year
  • Zuzana Tomcikova, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)
  • Zuzana Tomcikova, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 9)
  • Zuzana Tomcikova, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 20)
  • Zuzana Tomcikova, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
  • Zuzana Tomcikova, Co-WCHA Player of the Year
  • Erika Wheelhouse, Bemidji State, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 11)

    • References

    2009–10 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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