NHL Analyst Defends Jennifer Botterill, Slams Online Critics Targeting HNIC Star

Jennifer Botterill has faced heavy backlash for her comments regarding violence in hockey, and one NHL analyst is standing up for her during this tough time. Sportsnet has been under intense scrutiny for several years, both for their on-air product and their staffing decisions, and once again, one of their analysts finds themselves in the middle of controversy. This time around, it's Jennifer Botterill. A Canadian former Olympic gold medalist who works as an NHL commentator who dove into the middle of controversy after she disagreed with fellow analyat Kevin Bieksa on a heated moment between NHL players Juraj Slafkovsky, Arber Xhekaj, and Noel Acciari. Botterill reopens questions about the changed face of hockey and how the sport's historic features come to express themselves. It happened during the recent game between the Canadiens and Penguins, where the Penguins' Noel Acciari gave a high hit to young forward Juraj Slafkovsky. It became an instant reaction from Arber Xhekaj, who looked for retribution on b