TORONTO (AP) -The NHL Players’ Association hopes to see a pension dispute with the league solved in court.
The union announced Thursday it had filed an application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking an interpretation of the league’s pension plan.
The issue relates to the calculation of the death benefit for players with NHL service before July 1, 1986. The union believes widows and other beneficiaries of players who passed away before taking their pension were paid less than is required by law.
The NHL disagrees.
“This is an important matter as it affects the death benefit paid or payable in the future to former players’ families,” said Glenn Healy, the NHLPA’s director of player affairs.
“This matter is too important to continue on without a resolution. The courts will resolve the matter more quickly and definitively than the arbitration process, and will provide the players and their beneficiaries more confidence that the correct result will be obtained.”
The issue was raised earlier this year by Brad Park and another former player.
o agree on a resolution.
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