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Avery wrote about his experiences and his surprisingly negative feelings about sports and other athletes in an online article at mensvogue.com. He also described how his go-fer work at Vogue is hopefully a first step into a longer-term career after hockey, The New York Post reported Tuesday.

"I want to be a part of something creative -- either styling or editing at a magazine", wrote Avery, 28, who is a free agent without a team for the upcoming 2008-09 season.

While many fans might be shocked at the hockey player's thirst for fashion, it shouldn't be a surprise to those that really know him, said Avery.

"What started innocently enough with my first tie-dyed Chip & Pepper shirt at age 12 has evolved over a decade and a half into a closet full of Dries Van Noten, YSL, Dior and Costume National, to name a few", Avery wrote.

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