Breaking: Player is taking the NHL to court over career-ending injury.

A former National Hockey League player is claiming that the league and his insurance company abandoned him both in spirit and financially when he suffered an injury that put an end to his NHL career.

A report from Sara Mervosh in the Dallas Morning News has revealed that former Dallas Stars' defenseman Aaron Rome is the player behind the lawsuit, although it's unclear at this time how strong of a case he has against the league.

From the Dallas Morning News:

Rome injured his left hip during a game against the St. Louis Blues in 2014, the suit says. He said he had surgery but ultimately could not recover to play professional hockey again.  

Rome then made a claim for disability benefits from HCC Life Insurance Co., but was denied.  He alleges that the insurance adjuster assigned to handle his claim was not licensed in Texas and withheld documents he needed to appeal the claim.

However Mervosh also reports that while players who suffer career ending injuries are in fact entitled to benefits those benefits do not apply when the injury is a result of cumulative injuries, which may be the case for Rome.

For his part Rome's suit claims that the league and his insurance company "mistreated an athlete who gave his heart and effort to professional hockey only to be betrayed by those who were supposed to help, protect, and provide benefits he undoubtedly deserves."

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