Chris Chelios is reportedly joining the Detroit Red Wings but not as a player.

According to Fox Sports Detroit, the  veteran defenceman will be taking on a role in the organization's front office.

After singing ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game'' during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on Friday, which he dedicated to former Red WingBob Probert, Chelios confirmed that he is retiring as a player and will be joining the Red Wings' front office.

''It looks like I'm going to stay in Detroit and take a job with the Red Wings,'' Chelios reportedly told a Chicago Cubs TV audience. 
 
According to the report, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland confirmed the news.

''He is joining our team but not as a player. Title not determined,'' Holland wrote in a text-message response.

Since breaking into the league with Montreal after the 1984 Winter Olympics, the 48-year-old Chicago native compiled 185 goals and 948 points over 1,651 regular-season games with the Canadiens, Blackhawks, Red Wings and Thrashers.

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