Johnny Gaudreau's Wife and Family Will Receive Portion of Salary According to NHLPA Rules
If anyone is wondering how Johnny Gaudreau's wife and kids will be supporters beyond 2024, you should look to the NHLPA and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Thanks to the NHLPA, they have in the CBA Article 23 which covers the eligible player's dependents:
CBA �23.6(c) amended to provide:
� Effective immediately, coverage for the Player's eligible
dependents will continue automatically for 6 months
following the death of an active Player or a retired Player
who was covered under the Plan as of his date of death.
� Effective immediately, coverage for the Player's eligible
dependents will continue automatically for 6 months
following the death of an active Player or a retired Player
who was covered under the Plan as of his date of death.
� Premiums will be paid by the NHL Club for the
dependents of active Players. Following the 6-month
period, surviving dependents may then elect to purchase
continuation of coverage under COBRA for 36 months, or
continue coverage under the retired Player plan options
if the Player otherwise qualified for such coverage under
Article 23.6.
� Premiums will be waived by the Fund for 6 months in the
case of a retired Player who was covered under the plan
as of his date of death.
� The parties can explore the availability and cost for the
Fund to purchase a life insurance policy with the Fund as
the beneficiary to cover this risk, subject to cost sharing
of any premium costs for active Players and retired
Players as outlined below.
� Coverage for the surviving dependents will remain the
same as the coverage that was in effect on the date of
the retired Player's death (e.g., if the dependents were
covered by the PPO plan as of the date of the retired
Player's death, they will remain in the PPO plan for the
automatic 6-month coverage period). After the 6-month
period ends, surviving dependents may elect to continue
coverage on a premium paying basis through COBRA for
36 months, or pursuant to Article 23.6(c) through the
retired Player plan options if the Player otherwise
qualified for such coverage under Article 23.6. The
surviving dependents will be provided with the
opportunity to change their plan option at such time (i.e.,
they will not have to wait until the next open enrollment
date to make a change).
� Article 23.6(c) to be amended to add the right for a
Player's dependent child(ren) to be eligible to elect
continuation of coverage to age 26, on a premium paying
basis, when there is no surviving parent who would
otherwise be eligible to elect such coverage.
� Article 23.6(c) to be revised to specifically articulate the
existing rule that the surviving spouse benefit includes
coverage for dependent children up to age 26.
It is unfortunate that we have to even consider this, but at least the NHLPA has made sure their families are covered in the case of tragedy.
Source: NHL
National Hockey League/National Hockey League Players' Association Memorandum of Understanding
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