Ducks name Niedermayer special advisor to hockey operations

The Anaheim Ducks are keeping a Hall of Famer in their front office after he helped them find their general manager.

Scott Niedermayer is staying on as a special advisor to hockey operations after reportedly joining the team's GM search committee along with fellow Anaheim legend Paul Kariya last month. The Ducks named Pat Verbeek GM on Thursday.

Niedermayer played five seasons for Anaheim at the end of his illustrious career, captaining the 2007 Stanley Cup champions and claiming the Conn Smythe Trophy.

The former defenseman was also the first player in hockey history to win the Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, the World Championship, the World Cup of Hockey, the Memorial Cup, and the World Junior Championship.

Niedermayer was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013, and the Ducks retired his number in 2019. The New Jersey Devils also raised his No. 27 to their rafters in 2011. The 48-year-old former blue-liner starred for the Devils for parts of 13 seasons before joining Anaheim.