Editing Jason Botterill (section)

==Playing career==
Botterill was drafted by the [[Dallas Stars]] in the first round with the 20th overall selection of the [[1994 NHL Entry Draft]]. Before turning pro, he played four seasons (1993–97) at the [[University of Michigan]], where he helped lead the Wolverines to an NCAA national championship in 1996. He is the only Canadian to ever win a gold medal in three straight World Junior Hockey Championships. In eight seasons as a pro, Botterill played in 481 professional games,<ref>{{cite news |title=Quite The Sister Act. Hockey Has Been Good To Penguins Assistant General Manager Jason Botterill, But Even He Admits He's Not The Most Accomplished In His Family |author=Dave Molinari|page=C14|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date= October 18, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2012|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/penguins/on-the-penguins-hockey-has-been-good-to-assistant-general-manager-jason-botterill-362408/}}</ref> including 88 in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Dallas Stars]], [[Atlanta Thrashers]], [[Calgary Flames]], and [[Buffalo Sabres]]. Other stops in his career included the [[Michigan K-Wings]] and [[Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] and the [[Saint John Flames]] of the [[American Hockey League]], where he was a member of the 2001 [[Calder Cup]] championship team. After serving as the Flames captain in 2001–02, Botterill signed with Buffalo as a free agent.

Botterill's career was abruptly halted when, as a member of the [[Rochester Americans]], he suffered a concussion during a game against the [[Syracuse Crunch]] on October 31, 2004. After missing the next 49 games, Botterill announced his retirement from hockey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amerks’ Botterill retires |url=https://theahl.com/amerks-botterill-retires |website=theahl.com |access-date=June 22, 2022 |date=February 24, 2005}}</ref>