NHL Pension

[DickSmehlik]

A couple questions in regards to the NHL(PA) Pension.

How many games does a player have to dress for to be fully vested in their pension?

How soon after they retire can they collect?

Is it voluntary or mandatory?

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[leoleo3535]

NHL pensions, which are also determined by the length of a player's career, require at least 160 games played for eligibility. Those with less than 400 games played can collect $8,000 CDN per year beginning at age 45. Those who've played more than 400 games receive a payment of $250,000 CDN at the age of 55, in addition to $12,500 CDN per year at 45.

source :article 21. 21.1 CBA

 

[dre]

NHL pensions, which are also determined by the length of a player's career, require at least 160 games played for eligibility. Those with less than 400 games played can collect $8,000 CDN per year beginning at age 45. Those who've played more than 400 games receive a payment of $250,000 CDN at the age of 55, in addition to $12,500 CDN per year at 45.

source :article 21. 21.1 CBA

So it is determined by games played, not games on the roster. For example, what happens in these scenarios.

1. goaltender is dressed but does not play (back-up)
2. Player is on team but a healthy scratch
3. Player is scratched due to injury/sickness
4. Player is on long-term injured list

 

[leoleo3535]

So it is determined by games played, not games on the roster. For example, what happens in these scenarios.

1. goaltender is dressed but does not play (back-up)
2. Player is on team but a healthy scratch
3. Player is scratched due to injury/sickness
4. Player is on long-term injured list

For goalies they just have to be dressed for the game....starter or backup (without playing) counts.

All of your questions are answered under rule 21 starting on page 101.

http://www.nhlpa.com/About-Us/CBA/

 

[kdb209]

It is not based on games played - it is based on games "credited", which includes games dressed, games missed due to trade or waiver claim, and games lost to injury or conditioning loan.

A Player who plays eighty-two (82) games in any playing season (with games for which
a Player is dressed and available to play, games missed due to a Trade or Waiver claim,
and games not played because of illness or injury or because the Player has been
temporarily Loaned to a club in the Minors solely for conditioning purposes following an
injury or illness, in each case counting as games credited for this purpose) shall be
entitled to a full credited year of service and full allocation of contributions for the
applicable playing season. A Player playing less than eighty-two (82) games in any
playing season (with games for which a Player is dressed and available to play, games
missed due to a Trade or Waiver claim, and games not played because of illness or injury
or because the Player has been temporarily Loaned to a club in the Minors solely for
conditioning purposes following an injury or illness, in each case counting as games
credited for this purpose) shall have credited to his account a proportionately reduced
amount for the applicable playing season determined by the ratio that the number of
games credited bears to eighty-two (82) for each applicable playing season. Subject to
Sections 21.3(b) and 21.5, the Clubs will make the contributions and allocations called
for above.

 

[dre]

It is not based on games played - it is based on games "credited", which includes games dressed, games missed due to trade or waiver claim, and games lost to injury or conditioning loan.

thanks guys.

i guess that means healthy scratches are not credited with games. not good for enforcer types like godard and belak who would go long stretches without playing