Rising senior forwardsandwill serve as co-captains of the Vermont men's hockey team for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Rising senior defensemanand rising junior forwardsandhave been named assistant captains for the Catamounts next year."We are pleased to introduce our leadership group for the 2016-17 season," said head coach. "These five student-athletes are prepared to set a standard for others to follow, and I look forward to working with them this summer to prepare for the upcoming season. Each of them has expressed a lot of excitement about the opportunity to lead this team."Bradley skated in all but one game last season as a junior and was tied for the team lead in goals with a career-high 10. The Pennsylvania native added 10 assists for a total of 20 points to rank second on the team. Bradley also finished the season tied for third in the league with four game-winning goals, including the game-winner in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at No. 3 Boston College.Puskarich, who was named an assistant captain last season, played in all 40 games as a junior and posted a team-leading 28 points on 10 goals and a career-high 18 assists. The Florida native finished the campaign ranked second overall in the entire country in shots on goal with 175. He led the team with four power play goals and added two game-winning goals, moving into fourth place all-time at UVM in career game-winners (11).Muscoby entered the lineup in early December last season and saw action in 25 of the final 27 games, posting two goals, three assists, and 51 shots on goal. Blanleil and Petruzzelli both served as assistant captains last season as sophomores, combining for 16 points in 66 contests. Petruzzelli scored a career-high seven goals to rank fourth on the team, while Blanleil collected his first career multi-goal game at UConn.The Catamounts return 82-percent of their scoring for the upcoming 2016-17 season, including five of their top six goal scorers. Last season, Vermont came within one goal of its second straight trip to the Hockey East Championship at TD Garden. UVM took top-seed Boston College to a decisive Game 3 on the road in the Hockey East Quarterfinals before falling 4-3 in overtime.