Former All-Star forward Ryan Getzlaf returns to the NHL
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Ryan Getzlaf, a Stanley Cup winner and the all-time leading scorer for the Anaheim Ducks, has joined the NHL's Department of Player Safety, working under Senior VP George Parros.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety, responsible for reviewing every NHL game from their video room at league headquarters in New York City, has added a significant figure to its team. Ryan Getzlaf, a Stanley Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, is the latest addition.
Getzlaf enjoyed a 17-year career, all spent with the Anaheim Ducks after being drafted 19th overall by the team in 2003. He holds several franchise records, including most seasons (17), games played (1,157), assists (737), and points (1,019). Getzlaf played a key role in the Ducks' Stanley Cup victory in 2006-07 and served as the team's captain for 12 seasons, making him the longest-serving captain in Anaheim history.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ryan as the newest member of our department," [the NHL's Senior Vice President of Player Safety," Parros said. "His accomplishments on the ice speak for themselves: he won at every level and was widely respected for being a hard-nosed and highly-skilled Player and effective leader. From his rookie NHL season in 2005 until his recent retirement, he lived and played through many of the changes our game has seen, which will provide our group with unique and valuable perspective moving forward."
The NHL's announcement did not specify Getzlaf's official title in the Department of Player Safety, but it suggests he will be an advisor, helping with important decisions.
George Parros, a former NHL enforcer, has been with the Department of Player Safety since 2016 and became Senior Vice President in 2017. Parros and Getzlaf were teammates on the Anaheim Ducks when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006-07.
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Ryan Getzlaf joins NHL's department of player safety
Ryan Getzlaf joins NHL's department of player safety
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