Do UK Ice Hockey Players Earn Good Money?
Russ Rice
2025-05-13 20:04:01
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For context, the very top players in the UK might earn £50k in the Elite League, but the average is half of that. Below that level no one is full-time just as a player. These players on below-average UK salaries competed alongside players earning in excess of $10m per year.
Muhammad Schuster
2025-05-13 18:55:32
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The average player wage in EIHL equates to around £34,000. This suggests that the highest salary for a player in the UK league only amounts to a tiny fraction of the biggest contract in the NHL – the top earners in history may have penned contracts of around £50,000 per year. The level of finances that clubs have to utilise for player recruitment is simply in totally different stratospheres between the NHL and the EIHL.
Wilfredo Mraz
2025-05-13 18:49:42
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Average salaries are believed to be in the range of £12,500 to £47,000 for players in the Elite League. Let’s be clear however, compared to the big leagues (NHL and KHL), the UK does not pay that well. In monetary terms, probably somewhere between £12,500 and £47,000.
Keagan Bergstrom
2025-05-13 18:20:40
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Salaries here are understandably lower and EIHL players will bank something in the region of £10–30K yearly. The league is nonetheless played at a good level, drawing talent from overseas.
Myah Romaguera
2025-05-13 15:17:54
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Each Superleague team has a £400,000 salary cap, which means that an average player will be earning £20,000-£30,000 for an eight-month season (plus accommodation and a car).
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