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Riveters Sign USA Olympian Picard

The New York Riveters just keep getting better and better.

#Riveters aren't done yet. Sources indicate Chad Wiseman is hoping to sign 6 players to his blue line. #NWHL

— Kate Cimini (@k_cimini) June 13, 2016

Michelle Picard, who the Riveters acquired the rights to in the first move of the 2016 NWHL offseason, has signed a one-year $17,500 contract to play for the New York Riveters next season.

Picard joins newcomers Courtney Burke and Kaleigh Fratkin on a stacked Riveters’ blue line. The Olympic silver medalist brings speed, puck movement, and loads of potential to a defense that has undergone some dramatic (and much needed) changes since the 2015-16 season.