Not to be outdone by the opening of NHL training camps this week, the Seattle Kraken announced two more additions to their front office with the hirings of former Chicago Blackhawks Assistant General Manager Norm Maciver and former Buffalo Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill.
Botterill will join the organization as an Assistant General Manager and Maciver will set into the role of Director of Player Personel.
Botterill worked for the Pittsburgh Penguins during a 10-year stretch in which the team won Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017. In 2017 he took the job of General Manager with the Buffalo Sabres but was fired in June of 2020 after the team failed to deliver on expectations following the drafting of center Jack Eichel second overall in 2015 and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin first overall in 2018.
Maciver spent the last 14 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, who also won three Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Maciver was demoted within the Chicago organization when Danny Wirtz took over for team president John McDonough, in April of 2020.