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

August 2023 March 2025 men ii 2009 250 November 3, 2009–March 6, 2010 The 2009–10 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began on November 3, 2009 and concluded on March 6, 2010. This was the 28th season of second-tier college ice hockey. The MASCAC began sponsoring men's ice hockey for the 2009–10 season. Five league members joined with two other schools (who became affiliate members) to form the new conference. Because six of the schools had previously been in ECAC Northeast it caused a realignment within that conference which caused the four Division II schools to formally leave the conference. They formed Northeast-10's ice hockey division along with two other schools from ECAC East. The two teams from ECAC East remained members of both conferences from 2009 until 2017 when they finally left the ECAC East (by then called the New England Hockey Conference). The Northeast-10 became the first formal Division II conference in men's ice hockey since 1983–84. Because the six teams that comprised the conference already played a tournament and there were no other extant Division II programs (Minnesota–Crookston downgraded its program after 2009University of Minnesota Crookston to Discontinue Hockey Program https://www.crk.umn.edu/news/university-minnesota-crookston-discontinue-hockey-program USCHO.com September 29, 2019 March 23, 2009 September 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190929182909/https://www.crk.umn.edu/news/university-minnesota-crookston-discontinue-hockey-program dead ) the National Tournament was not restarted. The winner of the Northeast-10 tournament has been the de facto Division II champion since 2010. Regular season Standings See also 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season 2009–10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 50em External links NCAA