George Parros, the NHL's senior VP of player safety, is No. 37 on the 100 People of Power & Influence list in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power Issue.
The 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power issue, available at THN.com/free.
At No. 37 is George Parros, the NHL's senior vice-president of player safety.
The most visible part of Parros' role is meting out suspensions and fines. Behind the scenes, he educates players on borderline calls in hopes of avoiding worst-case scenarios.
Each person on the list this year is ranked in 14 categories of job classification, from owners to players to agents, along with many more powerbrokers identified within various silos of expertise. That's all available to find in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power hockey business annual.