In the early 1970s, he held appointive regulatory positions in the federal government, and then became general counsel of a major electric utility.
After a three-year stint in the U.S. Army as a Russian interpreter, before serving as a lawyer, and finally, judge in Allegheny County.
[7] In the spring of 1965, McGregor travelled along the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Harrisburg with a law school classmate, Peter Block, who was an enthusiastic ice hockey fan.
McGregor's plan involved lobbying some of his campaign contributors who were avid sports fans, as well as community leaders.
McGregor was named president and chief executive officer by the investor group, and he represented Pittsburgh on the NHL’s Board of Governors.
McGregor's wife, Carol, named them the "Penguins" since the team would play in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, which had been dubbed "The Igloo" by the locals.
McGregor sent Pete to an area taxidermist, and was he later displayed in the lobby of the Penguins team offices at the arena until several callers objected to the stuffed bird.
[10] On October 11, 1967, Clarence Campbell and McGregor jointly dropped the ceremonial first puck of the Penguins opening home game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Prior to the 2006 season, the franchise was purchased by Get Hooked, LLC, a group of investors from Fairfield County, Connecticut that includes McGregor and Foster as co-owners.
[13] However, Get Hooked dropped the Bluefish prior to the 2008 season in favor of seeking a new ballpark for the city of Yonkers, New York.
[14] Prior to joining the firm of Cohen and Wolf, McGregor served as president and chief executive officer of Connecticut-based water utility Aquarion Company.
[2] The Jack McGregor Scholarship is an endowment at Senator's alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, with the purpose of providing scholarship support to financially needy student who have demonstrated strong academic performance in prior studies and who have made a commitment to utilize their law degree working in the public sector.