U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will become the new executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Walsh, 55, succeeds Donald Fehr, who led the NHLPA from 2010 and negotiated on the players' behalf through two collective bargaining agreements with NHL owners. The formal announcement of Walsh's hiring is expected to come in the days following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to an NHLPA source. Before joining the Biden administration, Walsh had a labor background, having led the Building and Construction Trades Council in Boston. He served two terms as Boston mayor from 2014-2021. Walsh has been a Boston Bruins season-ticket holder and is a long-time hockey fan. The NHLPA formally began its search for Fehr's replacement in April 2022 with a seven-player committee. The committee eventually enlisted the help of the executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates. Among the...