She hasn’t scored a goal, drawn a penalty or checked anyone into the boards. But ask anyone in the Golden Knights’ hockey operations department the value of Katy Boettinger to the organization and she’s James Neal, Marc-Andre Fleury and Deryk Engelland rolled into one.
Her official title is Director of Hockey Administration. But Boettinger does a little bit of everything. The 42-year-old former high school English literature teacher from Maryland is part concierge, part trouble-shooter, part mother confessor and totally loyal to general manager George McPhee and the Knights.
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for George,” Boettinger said.