I believe it's been changed to 160 games played so he'd qualify. I'm not sure when a player is eligible to collect it though.
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NHL players were eligible to earn a maximum of $50,000 (all currency U.S.) a year in 2012 after playing at least 160 games,
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle7206747/
As for Brian he's taken a lot of punches and I believe it gets harder to take a punch the more you get hit. I think he should hang them up as well.