The 2009–10 NAHL season was the 26th season of the

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. The regular season ran from September 2009 to April 2010 with a 58-game schedule for each team. The

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won the regular season championship. The

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defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3 to 0 to capture the Robertson Cup.

Member changes

* In April of 2009, the

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announced that they would be expanding by accepting two NAHL teams, the

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and USNTDP, for the upcoming season. * The

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sat out the previous season due to renovations at their home rink, the Deja Blue Arena. With the venue now ready to host events once more, it was renamed Dr Pepper Arena and Tornado returned to league play. * In 2009, the NAHL approved

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as the site for a new expansion franchise. In June, the team revealed their new name as the Janesville Jets. * Towards the end of June, the Motor City Machine announced that they were changing their logo and name to

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Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows: ''Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title''

Standings

Central Division

North Division

South Division

West Division

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage ''

Robertson Cup playoffs

Five teams qualified for the Round Robin semifinal, the host (Wenatchee) and the four division champions. If Wenatchee won the west division final, the runner-up would receive the final qualifying spot. For the round robin semifinal, ties were broken first by head-to-head matchup and then by goal differential. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

References

NAHL reference

External links

Official website of the North American Hockey League
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