VA Court: Hockey Fight Injury is AOE/COE

A professional hockey player that engages in fights on the ice is entitled to workers' compensation benefits, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled.In Norfolk Admirals vs. Ty A. Jones (No. 0050-05-4, 11/01/05) claimant, a right-hand-dominant, twenty-two-year-old male, employed by the Norfolk Admirals as a hockey player playing as a right-wing power forward took the ice on March 29, 2002, and, following his coach's instructions, instigated a fight with an aggressive opposing player. As a result of the fight, claimant was sent to the penalty box, at which time he noticed that his right sho...