Former Ducks right wing George Parros has joined the NHL’s Department of Player Safety, the league announced Wednesday.

Long thought of as a player that would have a spot in the NHL when his playing days ended, the Princeton-educated Parros will join the department that handled disciplinary issues headed by Stephane Quintal. Parros also joins former Ducks teammate Chris Pronger.

“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 told NHL.com. “You’re trying to 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.

“I feel that if anybody out there knows how to walk the line, it’s me.”

Parros, 36, played with the Ducks from 2006-12 and won a Stanley Cup in 2007. A popular enforcer for the team with 1,092 career penalty minutes, Parros also played for the Kings, Colorado, Florida and Montreal in his nine-year career.