I think we know where his kid played....

Must be pretty talented to be drafted but he and every other kid that was drafted ( or not) is going to have to work their tails off to make it! This is Big Boy Time!!

Pack their bags, hang-out in college playing for the next 3-4 years, have a lot of fun, take your game to Europe. . .

Sounds good to me!! Four years of college hockey, than play in Sweden or Switzerland for 10-15 years at $100k + a year ( tax free) . Come home for summers, work some camps, work out, hit the beach. When you figure its time to call it, find a beautiful European ( Preferbly Athletic )wife , start a family, go into coaching. Sounds like a winning plan, eh?

I like it, I like it. Just remember to time the delivery of your offspring to have that much needed Jan-Feb-March birthday!!!! But then again every ex-player should know that trick.

This does sound great. This boy would have "lived the dream". But after all of this he is 40 years old and still has another 20-25 years of working to support his family.

So few ever draw a paycheck playing hockey, but many fewer make enough to retire when their body gives out and their hockey career ends. My point: stay in school. Even better: work in the off-season so you are not entry level at 40.

Hockey is a terrible career choice. You have a much better chance to make a living as an actor or musician.