| You play a game that you love, dream about the NHL | | | | do not think that there is anything else in life than |
| and you are young enough to have the world in your | | | | hockey. When you grow older you will know that there |
| hands.At this time in life you are truly free and you are | | | | is.The point I am making here is to try helping you |
| in full control of your destiny.A good advice for every | | | | understand that there will be a life after hockey. This is |
| young ice hockey player that currently is in this situation | | | | true for you, for me and for everybody else.Have you |
| should be to always make the best out of every | | | | ever thought about how few young ice hockey |
| situation. Whether it is on the rink or in life outside | | | | players that actually make it to the big leagues and are |
| hockey, catch every moment when it arises and make | | | | able to make a decent living on the game of |
| the best of it every day.You owe this to | | | | hockey?At the young stage of your life you should |
| yourself.When you are young and on your way up in | | | | always focus a hundred percent on your hockey, but |
| the hockey system, always make sure that you outline | | | | you should also do some thinking and have a plan B. |
| your goals. You should take some time to give life | | | | Just in case you do not make it to the big leagues.One |
| some thoughts every now and then. Think about both | | | | thing that I really like is that the Canadian junior hockey |
| your hockey life and your non-hockey life.A young | | | | system sometimes pays for college when you are |
| hockey player, just like you might be right now, often | | | | done playing junior hockey. |