Well, if that's the case then it seems like a missed opportunity for the union to actually protect their players from some of the eventualities of life. I read enough insurance policies to know that language can be created to differentiate between age and injuries through exclusionary clauses. It's not unusual for any type of disability style insurance to differentiate between accident and sickness insurance or pre-existing conditions for people earning less than $100k. It just surprises me that with people earning a minimum of $775K up to millions per year that there is no attempt to create insurance to fund in the event of . Would the policies have be sorted out and have arbitration so it's confidential - sure. Is this totally impossible? No.
I remember Rhett talking about leaving the NHL and not having much support with the transition from the NHLPA. So, I suppose it shouldn't surprise me that there is no insurance, but that just seems like a missed opportunity by players to support each other and mitigate their risk of injury.
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