2017-18 Ice Hockey Roster
Sam Piazza
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 196
- Hometown:
- Darien, Ill.
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Michigan Career
• Appeared in 96 games and recorded 36 points (nine goals, 27 assists)
• Finished second on the team in blocked shots with 65 in 2017-18
• Helped team to Frozen Four appearance in 2017-18
• Graduated in spring of 2018 with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Awards
• Named to the Senior CLASS All-American First Team
• Earned Raeder's Raiders Spirit Award in 2017-18
• Alternate team captain for 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2016-17
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree in 2016-17
• Earned the Howard Colby Award for sportsmanship in 2016-17
• 3x Carl Isaacson Trophy as the team's best student-athlete
• 4x U-M Athletic Academic Achievement honoree
• Named to GLI All-Tournament Team in 2015-16
Senior (2017-18)
• Appeared in 38 games and recorded 15 points (two goals, 13 assists)
• Recorded career high in points and assists
• Named to the Senior CLASS All-American First Team
• Earned Raeder's Raiders Spirit Award
• Finished second on the team in blocked shots with 65
• Named alternate team captain for 2017-18 season
• Academic All-Big Ten
Junior (2016-17)
• Saw action in 32 contests, leading defensemen with 14 points (six goals, eight assists)
• Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Earned the Howard Colby Award for sportsmanship
• Awarded the Carl Isaacson Trophy as the team's best student-athlete
• Named alternate captain for second half of season
• Scored career highs in points, goals, and assists
• Scored game-winning goal at Ferris State (10/15)
• Recorded first multi-goal game with two goals in loss vs. Wisconsin (12/9)
• Tallied an assist in a 5-4 OT win vs. Michigan State in GLI (12/30)
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Saw action in 16 games in 2015-16, notching six points (goal, five assists) and a plus-7 rating
• Added assist against N. Michigan (12/29)
• Scored first career goal (ENG) against Michigan Tech, adding assist for career night (12/30)
• Named to GLI All-Tournament Team
• Recorded an assist vs. Minnesota in Big Ten Championship (3/19)
Freshman (2014-15)
• Appeared in 10 games, recording an assist and nine blocked shots
• Registered first career assist against AIC on 11/15
• Tallied two assists in exhibition vs. USNTDP U-18 (10/5)
Junior Team
• Served as team captain for the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) in 2013-14
• Finished fifth among NAHL defensemen with 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 58 games, leading Wichita Falls to the NAHL Playoffs
• Started the 2012-13 season with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) before joining Wichita Falls in February 2013, recording three goals and six assists in 42 games combined
Personal
• Born January 27, 1994
• Son of Tom and Sue Piazza
• Sister Cara plays hockey at the University of Minnesota
• Listed Steve Yzerman as his hockey hero because of his longtime tenure as Red Wings captain
