Jennifer Botterill

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Jennifer Botterill of the Canadian women's hockey team for the 2010 Olympics. (JEFF VINNICK / HOCKEY CANADA)

Hometown: Winnipeg.

Resides: Mississauga, Ont.

Age: 30.

Olympic appearances: 3 (Turin, Salt Lake City, Nagano).

Career highlights:

• One of the most-decorated female players on the planet.
• Member of the national team since 1997.
• Ranked 4th in career points for Canada heading into this season.
• Won Olympic gold in Turin and Salt Lake and silver in Nagano.
• Has appeared in eight IIHF World Championships (five gold, three silver).
• Named the 2004 IIHF World Championships MVP.
• Named top forward and MVP at the 2001 IIHF Worlds.
• Only player to have won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top player in U.S. women’s college hockey twice while playing for Harvard.
• Played last year with the Mississauga Chiefs of the CWHL.

Other:

• Father Cal is a sports psychologist who has worked with a number of NHL teams and Canada’s national teams.
• Mother Doreen participated in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics as a speed skater.
• Brother Jason won three gold medals with Canada’s national junior team and is now the Pittsburgh Penguins director of hockey administration.