In his first season as Seattle’s General Manager, the 2025 offseason saw Botterill make notable additions to Seattle’s roster including Mason Marchment, Ryan Lindgren, Freddy Gaudreau and Matt Murray, as well as signing a highly anticipated three-year deal with Kaapo Kakko. Botterill joined the Kraken as Assistant General Manager in 2021 during the inaugural season. Previously he was the General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres from 2017 to 2020 after spending a decade working for the Pittsburgh Penguins front office, helping construct a Penguins roster that would ultimately win three Stanley Cups (2009, 2016, 2017). He was part of the three-manager leadership team with Ron Francis for the silver medal-winning Team Canada squad at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. The former NHL left wing was selected by Dallas with the 20th overall pick in 1994 NHL Draft and went on to appear in 88 career regular-season games with Dallas, Atlanta, Calgary and Buffalo.