Sources: NHLPA to tap Marty Walsh as next Exec Dir

Sitting U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh "will be formally installed" as the next Exec Dir of the NHLPA in the coming days following tonight's State of the Union address by President Biden, according to sources cited by Frank Seravalli of DAILY FACEOFF. Walsh was "unable to leave his government post until after attending the president’s annual joint-session speech in Congress." Walsh was "presented as the NHLPA search committee’s top choice for the job during an executive board meeting held in Miami last Friday." A formal executive board vote "will follow in the coming days, requiring at least 18 'yes' votes among the 32-team player representatives, but that is a formality as Walsh is expected to be unanimously approved." An official announcement of Walsh’s appointment "could come before the end of the week" (DAILY FACEOFF, 2/7).