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Originally Posted by bax
Seems like injuries from golf are pretty few and far between. Not to mention all the charity money they probably raise from tournaments. I know most NHL contracts don't allow water sports such as wakeboarding and stuff though.
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There's no provision that disallows water sports in particular, but basically anything is prohibited without written consent from the team per the Standard Player Contract:
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The Player and the Club recognize and agree that the Player's participation in other sports may impair or destroy his ability and skill as a hockey Player. Accordingly the Player agrees that he will not during the period of this SPC or during any period when he is obligated under this SPC to enter into a further SPC with the Club engage or participate in football, baseball, softball, hockey, lacrosse, boxing, wrestling or other athletic sport without the written consent of the Club, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
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I wonder what would happen if a guy got hurt playing softball with his buddies. I assume typically it's viewed as one of those things that happens, but if either side really wanted to fight it out it could be interesting.
Interestingly "golf outings" are referred to in the CBA as "Traditional Hockey Practices" (in the context of what costs are counted when determining salary and cap hit).
http://cdn.agilitycms.com/nhlpacom/P...A_2013_CBA.pdf