Jennifer Botterill is retiring from Canada's National Women's Hockey Team. The Winnipeg native played 184 games in a Team Canada jersey and is one of only four Canadians to take part in all four Olympic women's hockey tournaments.

 

 

Botterill, who recorded 65 goals and 109 assists, won 16 gold medals during her 14-year career (1997-2010) with Canada’s National Women’s Team, including three at the Olympic Winter Games (2002, 2006, 2010), five at the IIHF World Women’s Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) seven at the 3 Nations/4 Nations Cup (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) and at the 2005 Torino Ice Tournament.

 

 

Botterill was named Most Valuable Player at the 2001 and 2004 IIHF World Women’s Championships, took home Top Forward honours as well in 2001. She spent four seasons at Harvard University (1998-2001, 2002-03), recording 319 points in 107 games and winning the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top player in U.S. women’s college hockey in 2000-01 and 2002-03, making her the only player to win the award twice.