2009–10 CWHL season

The 2009–10 CWHL season was the third season in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. the Montreal Stars repeated as regular season champions for the third straight year. Sabrina Harbec of the Stars won the Angela James Bowl as the top scorer and was voted the league's most valuable player, the CWHL Top Forward and a CWHL First Team All-Star. Teammate Annie Guay was voted CWHL Top Defender while Laura Hosier was voted CWHL Top Goaltender. Danielle Blanchard was voted CWHL Outstanding Rookie.

Exhibition games
The CWHL participated in a number of benefit games against NHL Alumni. Games were played on March 4 (Galt Street Arena, Cambridge), March 5 (Mountain Arena, Hamilton), March 6 (Hershey Centre, Mississauga) and March 7 (Niagara Falls Memorial Arena).

Regular season

 * During the season, Ashley Johnston of the Burlington Barracudas was the youngest Ontario player to play in the CWHL.

Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.

Points (Angela James Bowl)

 * Stats do not include the Dec. 13, 2009 Mississauga-Vaughan game

Awards and honours

 * Most Valuable Player: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal
 * Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Sabrina Harbec, Montreal
 * Outstanding Rookie: Danielle Blanchard, Vaughan

CWHL Top Players

 * Top Forward: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal
 * Top Defender: Annie Guay, Montreal
 * Top Goaltender: Laura Hosier, Brampton

CWHL All-Stars
First Team All-Stars Second Team All-Stars
 * Goalie Laura Hosier, Brampton
 * Defence Annie Guay, Montreal - unanimous
 * Defence Michelle Bonello, Vaughan
 * Forward Sabrina Harbec, Montreal - unanimous
 * Forward Lindsay Vine, Burlington
 * Forward Sommer West, Mississauga
 * Goalie Sami Jo Small, Mississauga
 * Defence Shannon Moulson, Mississauga
 * Defence Bobbi Jo Slusar, Brampton
 * Forward Noémie Marin, Montreal
 * Forward Lori Dupuis, Brampton
 * Forward Jana Harrigan, Burlington

CWHL All-Rookie Team

 * Goalie Allison Cubberley, Burlington
 * Defence Ashley Johnston, Burlington
 * Defence Sharon Kelly, Ottawa
 * Forward Danielle Blanchard, Vaughan
 * Forward Donna Ringrose, Montreal
 * Forward Nicole Tritter, Brampton

Monthly Top Scorers

 * October: Christin Powers, Ottawa (6+6=12 points, 8 games)
 * November: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal (6+18=24 points, 9 games)
 * December: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal (3+7=10 points, 5 games)
 * January: Lori Dupuis, Brampton (8+7=15 points, 9 games)
 * February: Brianne Jenner, Burlington (4+3=7 points, 4 games)
 * March: Nicole Tritter, Brampton (2+3=5 points, 3 games)

Playoffs

 * The Montreal Stars and Mississauga Chiefs qualified for the Clarkson Cup as they were the top two teams in the league. The four remaining teams competed in an elimination tournament. The winning team was the final team from the CWHL to qualify for the Clarkson Cup.

Clarkson Cup
On March 3, 2010, the city council of Richmond Hill, Ontario donated $10,000 to the CWHL so that it could host the Clarkson Cup on March 27 and 28 at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill.


 * Semifinals


 * Finals

Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL) won the Clarkson Cup.