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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Kinda. Having a degree in any field is a real asset to a job hunter. An education opens so many more doors, one who wants to pursue a career as an accountant may not end up as a CPA but can have many other opprtunitties along the way and many doors open outside of a CPA. Should you wish to play in the NHL, the only fall back is moving to Europe to play, or using the notoriety in your home town, or to land a sales/ promotions job. Being a broken down 23 yr old former junior hockey star does not provide the same opprotunitties as a 23yr old University graduate, even if your major is Political Science.
Given where we live many, just like any young single guy end up in the oilfield, so with that to fall back on the risk is different, but AB and SK would be the exceptions. "...****ing Chrysler plant, here I come."
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Agreed, but the school/hockey choice isn't mutually exclusive. Hockey can open doors and provide many life lessons to its participants. I never understood parents who actually thought their kid was going to make it to the show, when the odds are so slim. I will encourage my son to love the game, but not ever think that it is a likely career.