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Originally Posted by automaton 3
I think this is green text but my sarcasm meter has been known to be off at times 
Just for interest's sake:
http://www.totalsportsmgmt.com/pro-hockey/
In 1985, a study was done in Ontario, Canada for all 10 year-old hockey players. At this time, there were 22,000 10 year-olds playing hockey in Ontario. Of these players only 110 made it to the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and 22 more received scholarships to Division 1 schools.
This means that only 132 out of those 22,000 made it into the top feeder leagues for the NHL. Of those 132 players, only 7 played in the NHL. Those are astonishing numbers. |
The best way I have heard is described is by a guy that had a cup of coffee in the NHL:
Getting to the WHL = winning the lottery
Getting to the AHL = winning the lottery
Getting to the NHL = winning the lottery
Staying in the NHL = winning the lottery