May 6

Tim Bothwell

Head Coach, Univerity of Vermont

Phone: 802-656-2044
Email: timothy.bothwell@uvm.edu

To help us celebrate today's birthday is Tim Bothwell. Signed as  free agent by the New York Rangers June 8, 1978.

He was a reliable stay-at-home defenceman who played over 500 NHL games spread out over a decade. His strength was taking out his man and clearing the puck out of his zone when the opposition was forechecking.
He served as an assistant coach on the Canadian Women’s Olympic Team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Olympics and begins his fifth season at Vermont in 2010-11. He was named the Catamounts head women’s hockey coach on June 5, 2006.

Received these dark blue ink signed cards and index cards TTM.