Scott Niedermayer (Photo via Anaheim Ducks)

The Anaheim Ducks have named Kamloops Blazers legend Scott Niedermayer as a Special Advisor to Hockey Operations.

Niedermayer spent five of his 18 seasons in the NHL with the Ducks, and was captain when the team won the Stanley Cup in 2007.

“I’m really excited that Scott has taken on an enhanced role within our hockey operations staff,” Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek said, in a statement.

“His winning culture and great hockey mind will help all of our players and staff moving forward.”

Prior to his stint in Southern California, Niedermayer was a member of the New Jersey Devils, where he won three Stanley Cups in 1995, 2000, and 2003.

Over a three season junior career with the Kamloops Blazers, Niedermayer won a Memorial Cup in 1992, where he was also named tournament MVP.

“If you see the team go out and start to have some success, that is exciting and that is why is everybody plays and whether I can help that in that type of role or coaching or player development, I’m game for all of it,” Niedermayer, who was previously a special assignment coach with the Ducks, said.

“This will be a little different sort of being on the management side. My attitude really is to try and be a member of this team and try and help this team get better. It is as simple as that. Whatever is asked of me.”

The Cranbrook native is the first player in hockey history to have won a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal (2002 and 2010), a World Championship (2004), a World Cup (2004), a Memorial Cup, and the World Juniors (1991).

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Niedermayer’s No. 27 jersey has been retired by both the Ducks and the Devils, while his No. 28 jersey has been retired by the Kamloops Blazers.