George Parros, the moustached man who spent almost a decade as an NHL enforcer, is now in charge of the league's player safety department. After a career in which he fought 159 times and racked up 1,127 penalty minutes, Parros believes there's one major reason he'll succeed as the new vice-president of player safety. Parros spent nine seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens and said he paid attention to discipline when he played and eyed a role in player safety. He worked the past year as a director of player safety with now Florida Panthers senior advisor Chris Pronger and others. Fully aware that being the discipline czar is a "thankless job," Parros doesn't mind taking the heat from players and general managers and potentially angering fans.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 17:26 UTC