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Originally Posted by Jay Random
It was partly injuries. But I recall reading at the time that Reinhart made a medium-sized killing on penny stocks on the old Vancouver exchange, and didn't need to play hockey for money anymore. He had already missed a lot of time due to nagging injuries, and the money made it easier to decide to pack it in. (This was back when the average NHL salary was about $200,000, so he wasn't going to become a millionaire by playing the game.)
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Weren't Reinhart's knees so bad that he regularly missed practice during his time in Vancouver? I seem to remember that he was pretty much playing only (no practice) at the end of the 89-90 season. But was still a force on the PP.