Timothy John Bothwell (born May 6, 1955, in

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) is a retired professional

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who played 502 games in the

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. He played for the

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, and

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, and several AHL teams. Before his professional career, he played at

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, where he was a three-time all-Ivy League defenseman, member of the Bruins' 1975-76 NCAA semi-finalists, and captain of the team the next two seasons. Tim was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. He retired from playing hockey in 1990.

Coaching career

After his time as a player he became an assistant and coach. His first experiences were with male hockey, leading the

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’s

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(1990-92), the International Hockey League’s Phoenix Roadrunners (1992-94) and the University of Calgary men’s team (1994-2001). Bothwell was an assistant coach with the NHL's

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from 2001 to 2003, and then decided to try women's hockey. In 2004, he was an assistant coach with the

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. He was assistant on the Canadian Women’s Olympic Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He served as the

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women's ice hockey coach from 2006-2012. In 2013, Bothwell became coach for the CWHL's

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. Tim is currently the head coach of the 2014-15 Midget AAA boys team at

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, Canada

Personal life

Bothwell is the son of the late John Bothwell, the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Niagara.Nolan, Daniel. "Anglicans lose a 'great leader,'" ''The Hamilton Spectator'', Friday, January 31, 2014.
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Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

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