The team is aiming to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and has identified Olympic silver medallist Eddie Dawkins as having the potential to help it get there.
New Zealand Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association president Ross Dominikovich confirmed Dawkins was a person of interest.
The champion track cyclist, who won silver alongside Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell in the team sprint event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been listed under "key people" in a document promoting the qualification bid.
Dominikovich downplayed the significance of Dawkins' inclusion.
"I don't want to speak for Eddie," he said from his base in Canada.
"But it is sort of one of those situations where there [are] a few people who have put their name forward and said if we can get organised and put a programme together then they would be interested.
"It is not a big commitment. Pushing a bobsled is a fairly easy thing to do, but there is only about .01% of the population who could do it at an Olympic level. One of our pilots has identified Eddie as somebody [capable]."
That pilot is former New Zealand track cyclist Andy Williams. He used to race alongside Dawkins during his stint with the New Zealand track cycling team, and told the Otago Daily Times Dawkins would be the perfect fit.
A small difference at the top of the track makes an enormous difference at the bottom, so Dawkins' power and speed could help make the New Zealand team more competitive.
"It is all in the push, basically," Williams said.
"Eddie would have the pedigree to be a world-class bobsledder due to his size, explosive power and athletic ability."
Dawkins, who is contracted to Cycling New Zealand until after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, could not be contacted from comment.
However, it is understood he is weighing up his options beyond that.
Dawkins would not be the first high-profile athlete to be lured by the excitement offered by a sled ride.
Former Olympic sprinter Chris Donaldson gave it a nudge nine years ago, and 2012 Olympic rowing gold medallist Joe Sullivan joined the team earlier this year.
It is also understood a former All Black is considering joining the team as well.
The sport was made popular by the Cool Runnings movie, which told the story of four Jamaican bobsledders' dream of competing in the Winter Olympics.
While it sounds glamorous, everybody bar the pilot spends most of the race with their head tucked into their knees, hoping to get to the finish quickly and in one piece.
Williams first got involved in the sport as a brakeman in 2015, and has had to dig into his own finances an awful lot to fund the bid.
"It has probably cost me about $50,000 in the last two years, so we really struggle for funding. It is not a cheap sport and this season we have to get a four-man sled. "
But despite the challenges, Williams is passionate about the sport and believes the team can qualify for the Olympics.
