The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey program has announced the trio that will captain the Bulldogs for the 2025-26 season.

Graduate forward Mary Kate O'Brien will wear the "C" as the captain, while senior defenseman Tova Henderson and junior forward Grace Sadura will each sport the "A" as alternate captains.

O'Brien, an alternate captain last season, is coming off the most productive season of her collegiate career. The Wilbraham, Mass. native skated in all 39 games for the Bulldogs, and scored seven goals and added 18 assists – also a career best effort – for 25 points. O'Brien also added both a power play goal and a shorthanded goal, and had five games where she recorded multiple points. Currently working towards her Masters in Business Administration, O'Brien completed her undergraduate studies just two weeks ago, and graduated magna cum laude with a double major in Business Analytics and Marketing. O'Brien is a two-time AHCA Division I All-American Scholar, as well as a 2024 CSC Academic All-District honoree. She is also a three-time WCHA Scholar Athlete and WCHA All-Academic Team selection.

Henderson's breakout season was crowned with a spot on the All-WCHA Second Team. A product of Richmond, B. C., Henderson compiled six goals and 14 assists for 20 points – all career best numbers. With two game-winning tallies and three power play goals, Henderson was twice named the WCHA's Defender of the Week in 2024-25, and she owned a +20 plus/minus rating, the third highest rating on the team. Henderson was also named to Canada's' National Women's Development Team as part of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour that took place on Dec. 11-15 in Tampere, Finland.

Like O'Brien and Henderson, Sadura registered a collegiate-career best offensive season, scoring six goals and adding eight assists for 14 points. A AHCA Division I All-American Scholar, Sadura was named a WCHA Scholar Athlete, as well as to the WCHA All-Academic Team this past season, her first eligible season for either league honor. Sadura, who hails from Chanhassen Minn., was also a member of UMD's Athletics Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council this past year.

The Bulldogs went 22-15-2 overall this season and reached their fifth-straight NCAA Tournament Regional Final.