Jenny Schmidgall-Potter

Jennifer Lynn Schmidgall-Potter (born January 12, 1979) is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After, she plays for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women's Hockey League, where she won the league championship and was named MVP for the 2008–09 season. She was selected to the 2010 US Olympic team and was the only mother on the team.^[1]

Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
Potter in January 2010
Born	(1979-01-12) January 12, 1979 (age 45) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
WCHA WWHL CWHL team	Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Whitecaps Boston Blades
National team	United States
Playing career	1998–2015
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Team competition 2002 Salt Lake City Team competition 2010 Vancouver Team competition 2006 Turin Team competition World Championships 2005 Sweden Team competition 2008 China Team competition 2009 Finland Team competition 2011 Switzerland Team competition 1999 Finland Team competition 2000 Canada Team competition 2001 United States Team competition 2004 Canada Team competition 2007 Canada Team competition 2012 United States Team competition 4 Nations Cup 2011 Sweden Team competition 2010 Canada Team competition

Playing career

NCAA

Her NCAA career included three years at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and one year at the University of Minnesota. Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State.^[2] Potter is the all-time leading scorer in Bulldogs history and was named to the WCHA All-Decade team in 2009.^[3] She was a four-time All-American. On January 21, 2011, Jenny Potter, along with Bulldog alumni Caroline Ouellette and Maria Rooth took part in a ceremonial faceoff to mark the first ever game at Amsoil Arena.^[4]

Team USA

Schmidgall-Potter has been on the US Women’s team since 1997, competing at three Winter Olympics, and at seven World Championships, winning gold medals in 2005, 2008, and 2009, and four silver medals in 1999, 2001, 2004, and 2007. As a 19-year-old, Schmidgall-Potter was the second youngest player on the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team.^[5] In 1999, she led the U.S. in scoring at the IIHF Women’s World Championships with 12 points in five games as the U.S. won the Silver Medal. By winning the silver medal at the 2010 Olympics, Potter became the most decorated Olympic medalist in Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs hockey history.^[6]

Professional hockey

Minnesota Whitecaps

With the Minnesota Whitecaps, Potter was part of the first US based team to win the Clarkson Cup.^[7] With the Clarkson Cup victory, Potter became an unofficial member of the Triple Gold Club (women are not yet recognized by the IIHF), as she became one of only three women to win the Clarkson Cup, a gold medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the IIHF women's world hockey championships.

Boston Blades

In the summer of 2014, Potter was selected in the first round of the 2014 CWHL Draft to the Boston Blades. She played less than a full season for the Blades, while juggling coaching duties at Trinity College.

Coaching career

In the summer of 2013 she was named head coach of the women's hockey team at Trinity College and retained that position for two seasons.

NCAA

In spring 2015, Potter was named the third head coach in the history of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program, replacing Nate Hanrahan. She was released from the program in August 2016.^[8]

Career stats

Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-
1998 Olympics	6	2	3	5	+2
2002 Olympics	5	1	6	7	+6
2006 Olympics	5	2	7	9	+10
2010 Olympics	3	6	3	9	+7
Career	19	11	19	30

^[9]

WWHL

Season	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GW	PPL	SHG
2006–07	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007–08	20	8	26	34	14	1	0	1
2008–09	16	16	19	35	16	3	2	3
2010–11	12	8	13	21	6	0	0	0
Career	49	32	58	90	36	4	2	4

^[10]

Awards and honors

• Directorate Award, Best Forward, 1999 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships^[11]
• Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Year, 2000^[12]
• All-WCHA First Team, 2000
• Led NCAA in scoring, 2000, (41 goals, 52 assists, 93 points) ^[13]
• WCHA Team of the Decade (2000’s) ^[14]
• Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Media All-Star Team^[15]
• Triple Gold Club (unofficial)
• 2010 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award^[16]

Personal

Schmidgall-Potter was married in 2001 and is now a mother of 2. She took off the 2000–2001 season to give birth to her first child, daughter Madison. She delivered her second child, son Cullen in 2007. Jenny Schmidgall-Potter is from Edina High School in Minnesota. With her husband, Rob Potter, she runs a summer training camp called "Potter’s Pure Hockey."

References

1. "U.S. Hockey's Golden Girls – ECAC Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
2. "2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
3. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
4. "UMD Bulldogs - News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
5. "Profiles of Notable Women in Hockey". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
6. "BULLDOG 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC UPDATES AND RECAPS - Women's Hockey". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
7. Robson, Dan (2010-03-28). "Minnesota Whitecaps capture Clarkson Cup". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
8. "Jenny Potter out at OSU just five days before classes begin". Grand Forks Herald. August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
9. "Jenny Schmidgall-Potter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
10. "Potter, Jenny". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
11. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
12. "UMD Bulldogs - View Memorable Moments". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
13. "UMD Bulldogs - View Memorable Moments". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
14. "WCHA Top 10 Players First 10 Years" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017.
15. "Meghan Agosta named MVP". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
16. "Annual award winners named". USA Hockey. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

External links

• U.S. Olympic Team bio