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Originally Posted by flameester
If you think this is all they do 82 times a year you should follow a player around for a season.
Most take one week of after finishing the season and then are right back in training for the next year.
They practice almost every day during the season with maybe a couple days of per month.
Many are troubled by flying so much and they travel/fly half the season.
The 82 games are the easy part of being an NHL player.
Most of us could only dream about getting paid what they are paid so I can see that people would be envious of them.
I  when people think it is a cake walk being an NHL player |
Take it into perspective though. An average NHl player will make more more money in a year than what, 26 people? I'm basing avearge on 100 K a year, allowing for a larger tax bracket.