- Born: May 19, 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Father: Cal Botterill
- Sister: Jennifer Botterill
- Position: Left Wing
Selected by Dallas Stars 1st round (#20) in 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Selected by Brandon Wheat Kings 2nd round (#23) in 1991 WHL Bantam Draft
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Team Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 37 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 94 | combined stats | |||||||
| 1994-95 | Team Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 34 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 117 | combined stats | |||||||
| 1995-96 | Team Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 37 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 143 | combined stats | |||||||
| 1996-97 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 42 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 129 | combined stats | ||||||
| 1997-98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 50 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1998-99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 56 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 106 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1999-2000 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Saint John Flames | AHL | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||
| 2000-01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 60 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 101 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | ||
| 2001-02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Saint John Flames | AHL | 71 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 121 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |||
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Rochester Americans | AHL | 46 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 2004-05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 88 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Managing[]
| Season | Team | League | Position | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Director of Hockey Operations | 1st Atl | Lost Final |
| 2008-09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Director of Hockey Operations | 2nd Atl | Won League |
| 2009-10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Asst. General Manager | 2nd Atl | Lost Conf Semi |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 3rd East | Lost Div Semi | |
| 2010-11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Asst. General Manager | 2nd Atl | Lost Conf Q-Final |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 1st East | Lost Div Final | |
| 2011-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Asst. General Manager | 2nd Atl | Lost Conf Q-Final |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 2nd East | Lost Conf Semi | |
| 2012-13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Asst. General Manager | 1st Atl | Lost Conf Final |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 3rd East | Lost Conf Final | |
| 2013-14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Asst. General Manager | 1st Met | Lost Conf Semi |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 2nd East | Lost Conf Final | |
| 2014-15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Assoc. General Manager | 4th Met | Lost Conf Q-Final |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 2nd East | Lost Conf Semi | |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Assoc. General Manager | 2nd Met | Won League |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 3rd Atl | Lost Div Final | |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Assoc. General Manager | 2nd Met | Won League |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | General Manager | 1st Atl | Lost Div Semi | |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | General Manager | 8th Atl | DNQ |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | General Manager | 6th Atl | DNQ |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | General Manager | 6th Atl | DNQ |
| 2020-21 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | Asst. General Manager | did not play | |
Awards & Achievements[]
- Played in World Junior Championship (1994, 1995, & 1996), winning 3 Gold Medals
- CCHA All-Rookie Team (1994)
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association Championship (1994, 1996, & 1997)
- CCHA Second All-Star Team (1996)
- NCAA Division I National Hockey Championship (1996)
- CCHA All-Tournament Team (1997)
- NCAA West Second-Team All-American (1997)
- American Hockey League Championship (2001)
- Played in AHL All-Star Game (2003)
- Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (2009, 2016, & 2017)
External links[]
| Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars first-round draft picks | |
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| Minnesota: Cheesman • Benzelock • Redmond • Byers • Hicks • Bryan Maxwell • Sharpley • Brad Maxwell • Smith • Hartsburg • McCarthy • Palmer • Meighan • Bellows • Lawton • Quinn • Babe • Archibald • Modano • Zmolek • Hatcher • Matvichuk Dallas: Harvey • Botterill • Iginla • Jackman • Morrow • Ott • Bacashihua • Vagner • Fistric • Niskanen • Vishnevskiy | |