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[joestevens29]

When do players start earning their pensions? I would have assumed ~60-65? And not right from retirement from playing hockey?

From searching google it appears you can take early at 45

 

[Macblender]

It is 62 but yeah you can take as early as 45 but they reduce the payout per year in order to adjust so it would be much reduced based on the present value and the extra year but definitely still a very liveable wage for most people if you arent living an extravagent lifestyle. Maximum benefit per year would drop over 60k to sub $200k per year, no numbers given on what it would drop to though.

Thats all if you have 10 years of 82 games otherwise you are at a reduced rate as you arent considered full service which most depth players probably land at.