TORONTO - Former MVP Eric Lindros has been named the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) ombudsman, the organisation said on Sunday.
Lindros, who retired from the NHL on Thursday, will serve as a non-voting member of the NHLPA Executive Board, supervising the divisional player representative program in the newly created position.
"To be chosen as the players' ombudsman is quite an honour, and I look forward to working hard for the membership as we enter what promises to be an exciting era for the NHLPA," the 34-year-old Lindros said in a statement.
Lindros played for 13 years in the NHL despite suffering eight concussions. He helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
