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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Even a 2-3 year entry level contract would really set him up with a great start to his life.
He probably has high school and that's it. Making even the AHL salary will be tough for him to attain in the normal world starting from zero in this economy.
If he hasn't already, he should get some guidance. Sounds like he is getting bad advice now.
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His Post Seconadary Schooling is pretty much covered given the WHL education program which covers 1 year of books and tuition for every year played in the league. He does not have to play CIS to take advantage of that. Players leaving hockey at 19 is not all that uncommon but rare for an NHL draft pick. Two years ago there was a lot of talk about him being a potential 1st rounder but his stock sure dropped since then.
This is essentially the second time he has given up on hockey as he left the Hurricanes a couple of years ago as well (although there were a number of factors surrounding that). One would have to think at that time his parents thought that a change of scenery would help him find his passion. It takes so much self discipline to play at the junior level and beynd that it is certainly not somethng anyone could do. Hopefully he knows what he wants and begin to work towards that.