The 2011<unk>2012 mwaka akaona Bottcher mberi kwake kwokutanga kubudirira panguva 2012 Alberta muduku provincials, kupedzisa kumativi robin aine chinyorwa akakwana uye kukunda Jordan Steinke pamusoro Dawson Creek ari yokupedzisira kuhwina ake wechipiri muduku muduku rokuremekedza. Pa2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships muNapanee, Ontario timu yakapedza round robin ine 11<unk>1 rekodhi, ichiwana bye kumagumo eCanada. Bottcher pachake aizowana rukudzo rwokutanga rwechikwata chenyeredzi dzose nokuda kwechikamu chepamusoro-soro chokupfura mu round robin. Bottcher aizokunda Wark weNorthern Ontario 9-6 kuti akunde makwikwi eCanada junior. Chikwata chacho chaizobva chaenda ku2012 World Junior Curling Championships
muÖstersund Sweden, uko akapedza round robin aine 8<unk>1 rekodhi, achingorasikirwa neScotland's Kyle Smith 8<unk>4. Kukunda Sweden 1-2 uye 9<unk>3 kwakaita kuti Bottcher nechikwata chake vapinde mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Sweden yaizokunda Norway 8<unk>4 mumutambo we semi-fainari, ichigadzira mutambo wekudzokorora mufainari. Bottcher aizowana mapoinzi mashanu muchikamu chechinomwe chekupedzisira kuti akunde 10<unk>4 uye ave 2012 World Junior varume curling shasha - yekutanga nyika yevechidiki varume curling shasha zita reCanada kubvira 2007.