U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, the former Boston union-leader-turned-mayor, is slated to become the next executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, several news outlets reported Tuesday.
The 55-year-old cabinet head could step down from his current post sometime in the next few days, or at least following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, according to the Daily Faceoff, which first reported the news.
CNN, Politico, and Bloomberg all cited unnamed sources who confirmed the news early Tuesday afternoon.
Walsh, the former mayor of Boston and Massachusetts state representative, was named the NHLPA search committee’s top choice during a meeting last Friday, the Daily Faceoff reports.