Jenny Potter
Jenny Potter
Jennifer Lynn Schmidgall-Potteris 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...
great lose together win
We have 20 great players. We lose together and we win together.
came game hard hockey played starts true worked
It starts with the goalie out. They worked hard and played a hard game, and unfortunately it came down to a shootout, which to me isn't really a true championship. It comes down to one-on-one, and that's not a hockey game.
gotten talking
I've gotten better about talking more and being a leader,
across canada great hockey
It's great for women's hockey to see that it's not just U.S. and Canada across the board.
country great happen victory wish
It's a great victory for their country and program. I just wish it didn't have to happen tonight.
battle best bring
We bring out the best in them and they bring out the best in us. It's always a battle on the ice.
anchor beans collar corps dog globe leash marine money
We've used some money to get a dog carrier for Beans and also a leash and collar with the Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor emblem on them.
capitalize ton
We had a ton of chances. We didn't capitalize on them.
bury needed
Unfortunately, we didn't bury it when we needed to.
challenge face great kindness looking reminder wondering
We were all kind of looking at each other, wondering what we had to do. It was a great reminder to just keep working for every minute. This is the kind of challenge you have to face in the Olympics.
kindness looking wondering
We were all kind of looking at each other, wondering what we had to do.
hit missed net pipe stood tons
I think we outplayed them. We had tons of shots; they didn't go in for us. We missed the net and hit the pipe I don't know how many times. The goalie stood on her head. We had our chances.
bury excuse stood
I think we've got a young team, (but) it's not an excuse. Things didn't go our way. Their goalie stood on her head, and we didn't bury it.
came champion true
It came down to a shootout, which to me isn't a true champion. It comes down to one-on-one and that's not hockey.