Daniel Tkaczuk

So you want to become a pro hockey player? Follow your dreams of making it to the NHL and winning the Stanley Cup? Make a living playing a sport that you love? Live in the spotlight?

Growing up and going through the Canadian minor hockey system, players get a wide array of advice on the world of hockey. The usual tidbits include the need to get an education, the length of a hockey career and the small percentage of active participants who get to make a living from this game; pretty standard and very repetitive

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