What is 2009–10 NHL season?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox sports season | title = 2009–10 NHL season | league = [[National Hockey League]] | sport = [[Ice hockey]] | duration = October 1, 2009 – June 9, 2010 | draft = Draft | draft_link = 2009 NHL Entry Draft | top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks | top_pick = [[John Tavares]] | picked_by = [[New York Islanders]] | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = [[Presidents' Trophy]] | season_champs = [[Washington Capitals]] | MVP = [[Henrik Sedin]] ([[Vancouver Canucks|Canucks]]) | MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy | top_scorer = Henrik Sedin (Canucks) | top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy | playoffs = Playoffs | playoffs_link = 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs | playoffs_MVP = [[Jonathan Toews]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|Blackhawks]]) | playoffs_MVP_link = Conn Smythe Trophy | finals = Stanley Cup | finals_link = 2010 Stanley Cup Finals | finals_champ = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] | finals_runner-up = [[Philadelphia Flyers]] | nextseason_year = [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]] | prevseason_year = [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] | seasonslistnames = [[List of NHL seasons|NHL]] | no_of_games = 82 | no_of_teams = 30 | TV = [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[TSN Hockey|TSN]], [[NHL on RDS|RDS]] (Canada)<br>[[NHL on Versus|Versus]], [[NHL on NBC|NBC]] (United States) }} The '''2009–10 NHL season''' was the 92nd [[Season (sport)|season]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA). It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs]] currently being played, all the way up to early June 2010. A mid-season break from February 15 to 28 occurred to allow participation of NHL players in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]]. Because of the Winter Olympics break, there was no [[NHL All-Star Game]] for 2010. {{TOC limit|3}} == Regular season == === Final standings === ==== Eastern Conference ==== {{2009–10 N