{{Short description|Canadian sports psychologist and ice hockey player}} '''Cal Botterill''' (born October 17, 1947) 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.<ref>Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.43, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, {{ISBN|1-55041-855-6}}</ref> Botterill is a professor at the University of Winnipeg and teaches courses in sport psychology. He wrote a book entitled ''Perspective'' with Tom Patrick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kinesiology.uwinnipeg.ca/kah/faculty/cbotterill/cbotterill.htm|title=Cal Botterill|publisher=University of Winnipeg|accessdate=12 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706212253/http://kinesiology.uwinnipeg.ca/kah/faculty/cbotterill/cbotterill.htm|archivedate=6 July 2011}}</ref> 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.
==Personal life== Botterill's family has been active in sports. Son Jason played with the Canadian National Junior Hockey team and is the general manager of the Seattle Kraken. Daughter Jennifer graduated from Harvard University and has participated in women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics on four occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jennifer-botterill-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jennifer-botterill-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title= Jennifer Botterill|author= |date= |publisher= Sports Reference|accessdate=12 June 2010}}</ref> Jennifer was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Trailblazer – Jennifer Botterill Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame {{!}} Seattle Kraken |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/jennifer-botterill-hockey-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025-ft |access-date=11 November 2025 |work=www.nhl.com |date=10 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> His wife Doreen McCannell was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1995/DBotterill.htm |title=Doreen (McCannell) Botterill |publisher=Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=12 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820111910/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1995/DBotterill.htm |archivedate=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
==Awards and honors== *Sport Manitoba Award of Excellence<ref>Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.43, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, {{ISBN|1-55041-855-6}}</ref>
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