The Gopher Women’s Hockey team announced on Monday that senior forward Cara Piazza and senior defenseman Sydney Baldwin would be the Co-Captains for the 2017-18 season. They replace Lee Stecklein who graduated and is off to play for the US National team in the 2018 Olympics.
Piazza had recorded 65 career points with 28 goals in 114 games through her junior season. The Darien, Illinois native’s best year was her sophomore season when she scored 34 points with 11 goals. She leads off the ice as well as Piazza is a two-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, and a WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten Team honoree.