Botterill, Jennifer (1979–)
Botterill, Jennifer (1979–)
Canadian ice-hockey player. Born May 1, 1979, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Played for Harvard University; at age 18, as Team Canada's youngest player, won a team silver medal at Nagano for Canada (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won a team gold medal at World championships (2001); won a team gold medal at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002) and at Torino Olympics (2006).
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