Jenny Potter

Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
Potter in January 2010
Born	(1979-01-12) January 12, 1979 (age 38) Saint Paul, MN, USA
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
WCHA WWHL CWHL team	Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota Whitecaps Boston Blades
National team	United States
Playing career	1998–present
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

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. Currently, 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.

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. Potter is the all-time leading scorer in Bulldogs history and was named to the WCHA All-Decade team in 2009. 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.

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. 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.