Neil Doef, Hockey Canada reach injury settlement after 8-year court battle

'Eager to continue my journey': Smiths Falls' injured hockey sensation Neil Doef settles dispute with Hockey Canada

The promising young hockey star from Smiths Falls, who was injured on the ice during the 2014 junior-A hockey challenge in Saskatchewan, has won a court battle with Hockey Canada and its insurance company, AIG Insurance Company of Canada.

Neil Doef, Hockey Canada reach injury settlement after 8-year court battle

In 2014, 17-year-old Neil Doef was checked into the boards during a World Junior A Challenge game, fracturing a vertebra and compressing his spinal cord. He sued Hockey Canada and an insurance company in 2015, and a settlement has now been reached.