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krynski · 11-30-2020, 08:34 AM

I think the point Textcritic is trying to make is that they all don't make 75-90K. For a lot of these players, they have invested the majority of their teenage (and even younger) and adult lives up to this point in hockey, hoping to make it to the big stage. For a number of them, they might end up in the AHL/ECHL not making as much as they hoped (for some, enough to live off of, but not enough to try and plan retirement).

https://work.chron.com/pro-hockey-salaries-1275.html

I had a bit of a hard time finding info, but AHL minimum contracts are ~45k (though average 90k), ECHL ~26k.

11-30-2020, 08:34 AM	#267
krynski First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Behind Enemy Lines Exp:	I think the point Textcritic is trying to make is that they all don't make 75-90K. For a lot of these players, they have invested the majority of their teenage (and even younger) and adult lives up to this point in hockey, hoping to make it to the big stage. For a number of them, they might end up in the AHL/ECHL not making as much as they hoped (for some, enough to live off of, but not enough to try and plan retirement). https://work.chron.com/pro-hockey-salaries-1275.html I had a bit of a hard time finding info, but AHL minimum contracts are ~45k (though average 90k), ECHL ~26k.