Schmidgall, Jenny (1979–)
Schmidgall, Jenny (1979–)
American ice-hockey player. Name variations: Jenny Potter. Born Jennifer Lynn Schmidgall, Jan 12, 1979, in Edina, Minnesota; attended University of Minnesota-Duluth; married.
Won a team gold medal at Nagano (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won team silver medals at World champion-ships (1999–2001). won a team silver medal at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002) and a team bronze at Torino Olympics (2006).
See also Mary Turco, Crashing the Net (HarperCollins, 1999); and Women in World History.
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