The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2009, ending with the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis had hosted the Frozen Four. The tournament's opening round was scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2010, followed by the Final Faceoff on Saturday through Sunday, March 6–7, 2010. The quarterfinals were played on Friday through Saturday, March 12–13, 2010, with the Frozen Four played on Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, 2010.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Exhibition

CIS Exhibition

Throughout the season, various NCAA schools will play Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey teams in exhibition games.

Canadian 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

Standings

Outdoor Games

Season Tournaments

Rankings

October

November

December

January

February

March

2010 Olympics

Active players

The following active NCAA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Former players

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Regionals

Frozen Four

Stats leaders

Scoring

Goaltending

Other

Awards and honors

Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees

Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists

National and Conference Awards

All-conference honors

All-rookie team

All-America honors

First team

Second team

New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team

All Ivy League honors

Frozen Four Skills Competition

The Frozen Four skills competition will be held on April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Eastern squad

Western squad