The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame induction is Nov. 10. This year's class includes Jennifer Botterill, Zdeno Chara , Brianna Decker, Duncan Keith , Alexander Mogilny and Joe Thornton in the Player category and Jack Parker and Daniele Sauvageau in the Builder category. Here, NHL.com columnist Nicholas J. Cotsonika profiles Botterill.

When Jennifer Botterill gives motivational keynote speeches, one of her favorite stories is about a lunch she had with her father when she was 15. They went to a place near their home in Winnipeg, and her dad asked about her ultimate dream.

She had always wanted to go the Olympics, but she didn't know which sport she wanted to pursue. Now it was 1995. She had been playing organized hockey for three years, and in Nagano in 1998, the Olympics were going to i

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