George James Parros George James Parros (born December 29, 1979) is a former professional ice hockey player from the United States who presently works as the head of the NHL's Department of Player Safety, with the title of senior vice president of player safety. He has been in this position since January 2014. Parros played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers. He also represented the United States at several international tournaments. After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. He began his career with the Panthers, where he stayed for three seasons. In 2002, he moved to Sweden to play for Färjestad BK. After one season there, he returned to North America to sign with the Kings. He ended up playing only one game for Los Angeles before being traded to the Rangers. With them, he won the Stanley Cup in 1994. He left the Kings as their all-time leader in penalty minutes accumulated while with the club. He also ranks second all time with the team in points scored by a defenseman. After retirement, Parros worked as a security guard at Madison Square Garden. The New York Rangers hired him as a player development coach in May 2013.