Former NHL enforcer George Parros has joined the league's Department of Player Safety and will serve as part of the core group that handles disciplinary decisions, it was announced Wednesday.

"I am very pleased that George is joining us and excited about what he will bring to our department," said Player Safety head Stephane Quintal. "While he was widely known as a physical player, his coaches, teammates, and opponents also knew him as a student of the game.

"He will add another unique perspective to our group and the fact that he only recently retired means that he has a keen understanding of today's game."

Parros, who announced his retirement back in 2014, appeared in 474 games after being drafted in the eighth round by Los Angeles at the 1999 NHL Draft, amassing 18 goals, 18 assists, and 1,092 penalty minutes.

"It's an interesting opportunity to not only watch a lot of hockey and remain in the sport, but kind of affect what's going on in the sport in a way that things move forward," Parros said.

"You're trying educate the players, and the thing that best suits me for the job is that I've played the game for a long time and played as physical as anybody else, perhaps more so, and never once got fined or suspended."

The Princeton University graduate won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007.

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