Maybe some, who are struggling with the excessive prices paid for players, may consider the following:
1. the large amount of time and money paid by parents to get their kids to the NHL. I spoke with one parent recently, whose son went high in the last draft, who said he had doled out more than $350,000. to get him that far.
2. the high risk of never making it to the NHL, and if they do, of not playing long enough to qualify for a pension.
3. the high risk of serious injury.
4. short careers.
5. delay in education, and ability to make a living after hockey, especially if
they don't make it to the NHL.
6. the large disparity between the few big salaried players and the rest.
7. high taxes and the risk in trying to maintain their capital after
retirement.
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