Comments on: A Little Insight Into “Show Dough”

By: Duff in the UK

Duff in the UK — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:06:27 +0000

Going back to the CHL players – starting to see why some of them come to the UK now! $300-$500 is roughly £200-£350ish (depending on exchange rate). I’ll bet most North American players in the UK Elite League (and even the next leaguer down, the Premier League) will be getting more than that to play here

By: marshall22

marshall22 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:11:38 +0000

I really enjoyed this article, keep it coming!

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:22:17 +0000

@minnesotagirl71: Great comment about the financial advisors. I’m absolutely with you!

On the other hand I fear THEY HAVE such advisors.
But not all of them might have the good intention to have them put somehting away for the future (which is quite closer than for a clerk who works 50 years in a cubicle… at what age does the average hockey-player retire and has to check for new ways to secure income..hmmm?)
Advisors whether professional or semi-professional (family?) too often might have their own piece of the cake in mind…

I’m fine with “overaverage” payments for hockey players in general (since they sacrifice their body at a young age and might have to deal with injuries for the rest of their live… missing teeth seems only a small part of that).
But like in all sports… there should be a cap.
In all sports you have people that “earn” so much money that they (should) never be able to spend it all in their life (IF they live halfway a “normal” life… not every time the ashtray is full a new Cadillac Escalade etc.).
At a certain (money) stage it just comes to modern human trafficking…

By: Corkdork

Corkdork — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:03:32 +0000

For guys in the ECHL/AHL who got called up to the NHL during times when their NHL team is not playing (eg, during the Olympic break), do they get full NHL pay as well? If so, I can think of some guys in Florida who got a pretty sweet deal last month…

Out of curiosity, how much does a guy in the various minor leagues (ECHL, SPHL, etc) make? I mean, what’s the range like (say, complete rookie, midline player, and top-prospect/franchise player)? I’ve always been curious to know, as I always suspected that the ECHL guys need a job in the offseason (and I know that the SPHL guys always seem to work at something else offseason — landscaping and construction seemed popular…) to make ends really meet.

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By: Madeleine

Madeleine — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:46:59 +0000

ouch, that’s brutal about CHL players. makes me want to go to the games and throw money at them. though they might think that means something else.

By: garett

garett — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:11:56 +0000

and when we get that amazing $34 dollars a day on the road in cities like vegas it gets very fun..$40 for 2 beers and 2 shots..thanks big guys..dang

By: djimass

djimass — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:31:00 +0000

What about the “black aces” during the playofffs? Since the NHL salary is only for the regular season, do those AHL call-ups get paid anything when they are up after their AHL team is eliminated?

By: minnesotagirl71

minnesotagirl71 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:38:59 +0000

I wish that every guy who got an NHL (or any other professional sport) contract would also be assigned a financial advisor. I’m guessing that when young men, who most likely think they are indestructable, start making half a million or more per year, they don’t really think about planning for their retirement. Even if they achieve success in the NHL and manage to avoid a career ending injury, their choice of profession does not lend itself to longevity. I hear about these 22 year olds signing huge contracts and I hope that they are putting some away for the future….

By: TS

TS — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:48:57 +0000

I know a couple of guys that go up and were probably only gonna play a game or two and then get sent back down…..but oops they tweek a knee when they are in the “show” and get the big bucks until healthy. Not many times as a player you are asking for an injury, but a 4-6 week MCL sprain would do just fine!!