Doreen McCannell-Botterill explained

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]

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doreen (McCannell) Botterill . Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame . 12 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820111910/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1995/DBotterill.htm . 20 August 2010 .
  2. Web site: Doreen McCannell-Botterhill Sports-Reference.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/doreen-mccannell-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 2 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Jason Botterill. Hockey Reference. 12 June 2010.