Doreen McCannell Botterill (born July 29, 1947) is a Canadian speed skater. She competed for Canada in speed skating at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. She had won the 1966 North American Senior Ladies Championship. In 1995, she was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. [1]
McCannell-Botterill was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [2] She is married to Cal Botterill, a sports psychologist who worked with the Canadian men's national hockey team. Her children are Jennifer Botterill and Jason Botterill. Jennifer participated in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics on four separate occasions. Jason was drafted by the Dallas Stars at the 1994 NHL Draft. [3]
Marc Gagnon is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals.
Clara Hughes is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics.
Catriona Ann Le May Doan, is a retired Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m and served as the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Jason Drandon Botterill 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.
Barbara Ann Underhill is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Paul Martini, she is the 1984 World champion, the 1979–1983 Canadian national champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion. They represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where they placed 9th, and at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they placed 7th. In 2009, she was named to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Since retiring, Underhill has worked as a skating coach for ice hockey players.
Susan Auch is a Canadian former speed skater who competed in five Winter Olympics, winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and the silver in the 500 m events at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and the 1998 games at Nagano, Japan. In 1999, Auch announced her retirement from competition, but changed her mind and competed in a fifth Winter Olympics, the 2002 games at Salt Lake City, but didn't reach the podium and retired after those games.
Cindy Klassen, is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics.
Rebecca "Becky" Kellar is a women's ice hockey player. She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
Jennifer Botterill, is a Canadian former women's hockey player and current hockey broadcast television analyst who played for Harvard University, the Canadian national team, the Mississauga Chiefs, and the Toronto Aeros. She assisted on the game-winning goal in her final international game, Canada's 2-0 win over the United States for the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She serves as a studio analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet’s NHL telecasts in Canada and an Inside-the-Glass reporter for TNT’s NHL telecasts in the United States.
Sami Jo Small is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. As a member of the Canadian national team, she was a three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Championship medalist. One of the founders of the now defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), she served in the role of vice-chair during the league's inaugural season and went on to play ten seasons in the league.
Michael James Grant Ireland is a Canadian long track speed skater.
Tracy Wilson, is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Rob McCall, she won the Canadian national championship seven times (1982–1988), is a three-time World bronze medallist, and the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist.
Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater and track cyclist from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. She was the first person in history to win a World Championship in both Allround and Sprint disciplines. She never won an Olympic medal, with her best Olympic result being the fourth place in 1000 m in 1976.
Winnipeg has been home to several professional hockey, football and baseball franchises. There have also been numerous university and amateur athletes.
Gordon Audley was a Canadian speed skater and Olympic medalist. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received a bronze medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, shared with Arne Johansen, after serving as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremonies. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1988.
Cal Botterill is a Canadian sports psychologist. He played for the Canada men's national ice hockey team from 1967 to 1969. He received a PhD from the University of Alberta. Botterill is a professor at the University of Winnipeg and teaches courses in sport psychology. He wrote a book entitled Perspective with Tom Patrick. He has also worked as a sports psychology consultant for numerous teams in the National Hockey League, including the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers.
Botterill is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Robert "Bob" Boucher is a Canadian former cyclist and speed skater.