Jason Botterill

Jason Drandon Botterill (born May 19, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger and executive who is currently serving as an assistant 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 of the Buffalo Sabres from May 11, 2017, to June 16, 2020. His playing career was cut short from a severe concussion suffered in a AHL games against the Syracuse Crush.

PositionLeft Winger/Ailier Gauche
General Manager/Directeur Général
International Hockey Canada
World Junior Championships (1994 Gold medal – first place, ’95 Gold medal – first place, & ’96 Gold medal – first place)
Club HockeySt. Paul’s School (High School)
University of Michigan Wolverines (Central Collegiate Hockey Association – NCAA)
Dallas Stars (National Hockey League)
Michigan K-Wings (International Hockey League)
Atlanta Thrashers (National Hockey League)
Orlando Solar Bears (International Hockey League)
Calgary Flames (National Hockey League)
Saint John Flames (American Hockey League)
Buffalo Sabres (National Hockey League)
Rochester Americans (American Hockey League)
Team Canada

As GM

Pittsburgh Penguins Interim General Manager (National Hockey League)
Buffalo Sabres General Manager (National Hockey League)
Seattle Kraken Assistant General Manager (National Hockey League)
Awards and HonorsAll-CCHA Rookie Team (1993–94)
All-CCHA Second team (1995–96)
AHCA West Second-Team All-American (1996–97)
CCHA All-Tournament Team (1997)
Calder Cup1 with St. John Flames (2001)
AHL All-Star (2003)

Career Statistics

Transactions

1999-07-15Traded by the Dallas Stars to the Atlanta Thrashers for Jamie Pushor.
2000-02-11Traded by the Atlanta Thrashers with Darryl Shannon to the Calgary Flames for Dmitri Vlasenkov and Hnat Domenichelli.
2002-08-12Signed as a Free Agent with the Buffalo Sabres.
2005-02-24Retired due to Post-Concussion Syndrome
  1. American Hockey League Championship Cup ↩︎