Buzz Hargrove, the former Canadian Auto Workers union, is about to drop the puck on a new job.
Hargrove confirmed to the Toronto Star that he's joining a special advisory group of the NHL Players' Association. The group will advise the NHLPA on key issues.
Hargrove told The Star that the position is non-paying and the group will meet a few times a year. He told the newspaper that he won't be involved in any collective bargaining.
The group's formation comes after the most tumultuous period in the union's history.
It includes the dismissal of executive director Ted Saskin for allegedly hacking into player e-mail accounts last year and the contract dispute and lockout that wiped out the 2004-2005 season.
Hargrove retired as president of the Canadian Auto Workers union earlier this month.