LAS VEGAS -- The NHL, NHL Players’ Association and NHL Alumni Association are teaming up to make sure all retired NHL players can get health care long after their careers are over.

“It’s just a real great story about all of the groups coming together to make a big difference for NHL players that are the foundation of the game,” said Glenn Healy, president and executive director of the NHLAA.

“This is like Christmas Day for us.”

Healy, along with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA assistant executive director Ron Hainsey, met with reporters during the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour to discuss the unveiling of the Retired Players Emergency Healthcare and Wellness Fund on Tuesday.

The fund, which will see the NHL and NHLPA each contribute $2 million annually, is incl

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