Editing Jason Botterill

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and executive}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Jason Botterill (39646).jpg
| caption=Botterill in the 2003 AHL All-Star Game
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 220
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Dallas Stars]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]
| ntl_team = <!--Senior caps only-->
| draft = 20th overall
| draft_year = 1994
| draft_team = [[Dallas Stars]]
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2005
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994 Ostrava]] | }}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995 Red Deer]] | }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996 Massachusetts]] | }}
}}
'''Jason Drandon Botterill''' (born May 19, 1976) is a [[Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] and executive who is the [[List of current NHL general managers|general manager]] of the [[Seattle Kraken]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Botterill was the former associate GM of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] before serving as [[General manager (ice hockey)|general manager]] of the [[Buffalo Sabres]] from May 11, 2017, to June 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1272885357005201409|user=BuffaloSabres|title=We have relieved Jason Botterill of his duties as General Manager. Senior Vice President of Business Administrati…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

==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>

==Management career==
Botterill received his MBA from [[Ross School of Business|The Stephen M. Ross School of Business]] at the [[University of Michigan]] in 2007. Following his playing career, he worked with the NHL Offices and the NHL Central Registry and spent the 2006–2007 season as a [[Scout (sport)|scout]] for the Dallas Stars.

On July 17, 2007, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Botterill's hiring as director of hockey administration. His main responsibilities included monitoring the salary cap and contract research and negotiations, but also worked with salary arbitration and preparation as well as scouting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=334599 |title=Fitzgerald, Botterill Hope To Enhance Penguins |publisher=[[Pittsburgh Penguins]] |date=2007-07-17 |access-date=2010-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602011138/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=334599&page=NewsPage&service=page |archive-date=2009-06-02 }}</ref>  Botterill was promoted by the Penguins to assistant general manager on May 22, 2009. He replaced [[Chuck Fletcher]], who was named general manager of the [[Minnesota Wild]] on the same day. In ''[[The Hockey News]]'' 2011 edition of the 100 Most Powerful People in ice hockey, Botterill was considered one of the Top 40 under the age of 40.<ref>The Hockey News, Volume 64, Number 14, January 17, 2011, p.25, Publisher: Caroline Andrews, Transcontinental Media.</ref> On May 16, 2014, Botterill was named as interim general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and as a candidate for the full position.<ref name=GM>{{cite web|title=Shero Relieved of Duties as Penguins GM - Pittsburgh Penguins |url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=719579|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> On June 6, 2014, [[Jim Rutherford]] was named general manager of the Penguins. In his press conference, Rutherford announced that Botterill would be named associate general manager of the Penguins. 

On May 11, 2017, the [[Buffalo Sabres]] announced that Botterill had been hired as the team's general manager.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sabresdigitalpressbox.com/2017/05/11/sabres-hire-botterill-as-general-manager/ |title = Sabres Hire Botterill as General Manager|date = 2017-05-11}}</ref> He was fired by the Sabres on June 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1272885357005201409|user=BuffaloSabres|title=We have relieved Jason Botterill of his duties as General Manager. Senior Vice President of Business Administrati…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

On January 5, 2021, the [[Seattle Kraken]] announced that Botterill had been hired as the team's assistant general manager.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/news/kraken-botterill-assistant-general-manager/IhALjJJ1aild |title = Seattle Kraken name Jason Botterill as new assistant general manager|date = 2021-01-05}}</ref>

On April 22, 2025, the Kraken would promote Botterill to general manager after promoting previous general manager [[Ron Francis]] to president of hockey operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=Francis becomes Kraken president, Botterill new GM {{!}} Seattle Kraken |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/francis-becomes-kraken-president-botterill-new-gm-bn |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Botterill was born in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], but grew up in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]. Jason's sister, [[Jennifer Botterill]], enjoyed numerous hockey successes with the Canadian women's team, before retiring in 2011. His mother, [[Doreen McCannell]], participated in speed skating at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. His father, [[Cal Botterill]], is a professor at the [[University of Winnipeg]].

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM 
|-  
| 1992–93
| [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]]
| [[Eight Schools Association|HS-Prep]]
| 22 || 22 || 26 || 48 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1993–94]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|University of Michigan]]
| [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]]
| 37 || 21 || 19 || 40 || 94
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1994–95]]
| University of Michigan
| CCHA
| 34 || 14 || 14 || 28 || 117
| — || — || — || — || — 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1995–96]]
| University of Michigan
| CCHA
| 37 || 32 || 25 || 57 || 143
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1996–97]]
| University of Michigan
| CCHA
| 42 || 37 || 24 || 61 || 129
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1997–98 IHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Michigan K-Wings]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 50 || 11 || 11 || 22 || 82
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1998–99 IHL season|1998–99]]
| Michigan K-Wings
| IHL
| 56 || 13 || 25 || 38 || 106
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
| NHL
| 25 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 17
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1999–2000 IHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]]
| IHL
| 17 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 27
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–2000
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| NHL
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Saint John Flames]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 21 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 39
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 60 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 101
| 19 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 30
|-  
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| Saint John Flames
| AHL
| 71 || 21 || 21 || 42 || 121
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| NHL
| 17 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| AHL
| 64 || 37 || 22 || 59 || 105
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 21
|-  
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 19 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 46 || 16 || 17 || 33 || 68
| 16 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 19
|-  
| [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 8 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 270 !! 96 !! 86 !! 182 !! 443
! 41 !! 8 !! 18 !! 26 !! 89
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 88 !! 5 !! 9 !! 14 !! 89
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — 
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-  
| [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| {{gold1}}
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995]]
| Canada
| WJC
| {{gold1}}
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 6
|-  
| [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]
| Canada
| WJC
| {{gold1}}
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
! 20
! 2
! 7
! 9
! 20
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! 
|-
| All-[[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]] [[List of All-CCHA Teams#Rookie Team|Rookie Team]]
| [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1993–94]]
| 
|-
| All-[[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]] [[List of All-CCHA Teams#Second Team|Second team]]
| [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1995–96]]
| <ref name = CHHA>{{cite news|title=All-CCHA Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=2013-07-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|West Second-Team All-American]]
| [[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1996–97]] 
| 
|-
| [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]] [[List of CCHA All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| [[1997 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1997]]
| <ref name = media>{{cite news|title=2012-13 CCHA Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#|publisher=ISSUU.com|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}

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