The 2010 Clarkson Cup was contested at the Elgin Barrow Arena in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
The four competing teams included the Brampton Thunder, Minnesota Whitecaps, Mississauga Chiefs, and Montreal Stars.
The Brampton Thunder defeated the Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League wild card game to qualify for the Clarkson Cup tournament.
[1] The Minnesota Whitecaps were the only team from the Western Women's Hockey League to compete in the tournament.
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal snapped a wrist shot past Thunder netminder Laura Hosier.