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After her career she successfully transitioned to that of a broadcaster starting initially with Gretzky.com and then working first with TSN and subsequently with Rogers Sportsnet and the CBC. Since 2011, Jennifer has covered the Women's World Championships, CAN v USA WNT games, the Clarkson Cup, Esso Cup, Four Nations Cup, CIS College Hockey Final Four (men and women), CWHL All Star Game, Hockey Day In Canada, Rogers Hometown Hockey and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Jennifer is married (Adrian) and has 3 daughters (Maya), (Isabelle) and (Whyllow) .
Hockey and the Olympics run in the Botterill family as her mom (Doreen) was an Olympic speedskater in the 1960s, her father (Cal) has been a sport psychologist for Canadian Olympic Teams and the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers and her brother Jason played in the National Hockey League and has held management roles with the Pittsburgh Penguins (winning a Stanley Cup), the Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken.
In November of 2018, Jennifer became a part of the broadcasting team with Madison Square Garden Networks and covered the New York Islanders as a studio analyst and in-between benches correspondent. She added playoff responsibilities during the 2018-19 Stanley Cup Playoffs by co-hosting the Isles Intermission Report and Post-Game show. Jennifer continued this role until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
During the 2021 NHL season, with the U.S. / Canadian border not having re-opened due to the ongoing pandemic, Jennifer joined NHL national Canadian broadcaster, Rogers Sportsnet as an in-studio analyst on their Hockey Central shows as well as an analyst on Hockey Night In Canada for pre-game, intermission and post-game.
Jennifer’s work for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs included:
Full Series:
Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders v Tampa Bay Lightning
Partial Series:
Washington Capitals v Boston Bruins
Minnesota Wild v Colorado Avalanche
Vegas Golden Knights v Colorado Avalanche
Jennifer signed with Sportsnet for their national Wednesday Night Hockey and Hockey Night in Canada coverage as a studio analyst for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NHL seasons.
NHL on TNT
For the Inaugural season of the 2021-22 NHL coverage, Jennifer was named as a Contributor for Turner Sports and has provided ICE LEVEL commentary between the benches.
She has been seen during the regular season primarily on the 10 pm EST late game with Brendan Burke and Darren Pang, on-location at the 2022 Winter Classic and additionally in-studio at the home base in Atlanta.
After her career she successfully transitioned to that of a broadcaster starting initially with Gretzky.com and then working first with TSN and subsequently with Rogers Sportsnet and the CBC. Since 2011, Jennifer has covered the Women's World Championships, CAN v USA WNT games, the Clarkson Cup, Esso Cup, Four Nations Cup, CIS College Hockey Final Four (men and women), CWHL All Star Game, Hockey Day In Canada, Rogers Hometown Hockey and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Jennifer is married (Adrian) and has 3 daughters (Maya), (Isabelle) and (Whyllow) .
Hockey and the Olympics run in the Botterill family as her mom (Doreen) was an Olympic speedskater in the 1960s, her father (Cal) has been a sport psychologist for Canadian Olympic Teams and the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers and her brother Jason played in the National Hockey League and has held management roles with the Pittsburgh Penguins (winning a Stanley Cup), the Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken.
In November of 2018, Jennifer became a part of the broadcasting team with Madison Square Garden Networks and covered the New York Islanders as a studio analyst and in-between benches correspondent. She added playoff responsibilities during the 2018-19 Stanley Cup Playoffs by co-hosting the Isles Intermission Report and Post-Game show. Jennifer continued this role until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
During the 2021 NHL season, with the U.S. / Canadian border not having re-opened due to the ongoing pandemic, Jennifer joined NHL national Canadian broadcaster, Rogers Sportsnet as an in-studio analyst on their Hockey Central shows as well as an analyst on Hockey Night In Canada for pre-game, intermission and post-game.
Jennifer’s work for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs included:
Full Series:
Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders v Tampa Bay Lightning
Partial Series:
Washington Capitals v Boston Bruins
Minnesota Wild v Colorado Avalanche
Vegas Golden Knights v Colorado Avalanche
Jennifer signed with Sportsnet for their national Wednesday Night Hockey and Hockey Night in Canada coverage as a studio analyst for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NHL seasons.
NHL on TNT
For the Inaugural season of the 2021-22 NHL coverage, Jennifer was named as a Contributor for Turner Sports and has provided ICE LEVEL commentary between the benches.
She has been seen during the regular season primarily on the 10 pm EST late game with Brendan Burke and Darren Pang, on-location at the 2022 Winter Classic and additionally in-studio at the home base in Atlanta.
NHL on TNT
Jennifer was named a part of the inaugural NHL on TNT team in Fall of 2021 as an ICE LEVEL ANALYST. Regularly she is paired up with Brendan Burke and Darren Pang.
Rogers Sportsnet
Jennifer joined the SN family during the COVID 2021 season and later signed a 2 year deal through the 2022-23 season working on Wednesday Night Hockey, Hockey Night in Canada, PWHPA and NHL special events.
Jennifer Botterill - MSG Networks
Jennifer joined the New York Islanders broadcast team during the 2018-19 regular season and continued into the 2019-20 season until the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted play.
CCM Board of Directors
Jennifer was named to the Board by the privately held ownership group in November 2021.