D-I scholarship players are in essence (well some of them) getting paid. Sonny up at Southern New Hampshire U is still playing for the love of the game. Playing Juniors is either for the love of the game or the hope you'll someday get paid. . . and oh, the love of the game.
D-I scholarship players are in essence (well some of them) getting paid. Sonny up at Southern New Hampshire U is still playing for the love of the game. Playing Juniors is either for the love of the game or the hope you'll someday get paid. . . and oh, the love of the game.
A job isn't isn't defined by pay. It's more accurately defined by the tasks.
My wife is a volunteer executive for a charitable organization. She attends on-site meetings on a very regular basis, answers emails and has business calls seven days a week. She puts in a good 40 hours a week. That isn't a "job?"
CHL players are professionals under law. What is the difference in the daily hockey schedule of a CHL player, a D-I NCAA player, and a Tier I Junior player?
The toughest "job" of all of those is the D-I student athletes. They are "amateurs" but they put in 40 hours a week in season AND have to carry a full course load. D-III student athletes put in less time, but not that much less, and of course still have to attend classes. And those schools don't tend to have basket-weaving.
If your kid is playing junior or college hockey and is approaching it as "fun" he won't last.