While leading his NHL Clubs, Holland acted simultaneously as a steward of the game overall, serving on the NHL/NHLPA Competition Committee and GM Executive Committee. Among his many contributions to the series of innovative and successful rules changes in recent years was his advocacy and work in instituting three-on-three overtime in 2015-16.

Longtime Red Wings GM and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Holland joined the NHL in a new consulting role just months after parting with the Edmonton Oilers.

Speculation on where former Oilers GM Ken Holland will go next was rampant over the summer and it looks like we finally have an answer.

Ken Holland has been hired by the league as a hockey operations consultant, NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell announced Tuesday in a press release.

Former Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has joined the NHL’s hockey operations department as a consultant. The league announced the new role for the Hockey Hall of Famer in a release Tuesday. Holland spent 27 years as an NHL general manager, including 22 in Detroit.

This afternoon, the NHL announced a new addition to its Hockey Operations Department: Longtime Red Wings GM Ken Holland, who joins the league office in a consulting role. "We are delighted to welcome Ken to NHL Hockey Operations,