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By Mike McIntyre Winnipeg Free Press

SEATTLE — Jason Botterill’s hockey resumé was already impressively long for a guy who only recently celebrated his 45th birthday. The Winnipeg product is a former first-round NHL draft pick, NCAA national champion, three-time world junior gold medalist, Calder Cup winner, pro scout, assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and GM of the Buffalo Sabres.

And so when opportunity came knocking to do something scary and new — help build a franchise from the ground up — the well-travelled Botterill didn’t have to think twice.

“The challenges of putting an expansion team together, in the world of COVID no less, certainly excited me,” Botterill, the assistant GM of the Seattle Kraken, told the Free Press in an interview Wednesday from the NHL’s newest market.

NHL Public RelationsDecember 9, 2021

NEW YORK/TORONTO (Dec. 9, 2021) – The National Hockey League’s Board of Governors was updated today on the League’s continuing efforts to ensure that our game is safe, inclusive and respectful, both on and off the ice, and that the NHL and its Clubs provide welcoming workplaces for all.

The report: “Respect Hockey – Committing Ourselves to the Game’s Greatest Values,” focused on four pillars – Prevention, Reporting, Counseling and Accountability – was made by Kim Davis, NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth Initiatives and Legislative Affairs. Davis provided an update on the progress that has been made to positively shift hockey culture, especially over the past two years, including the framework that was developed to learn from and advise stakeholders at every level of the hockey ecosystem – from youth to pros and from NHL Clubs to community partners.