**Ice Hockey in the UK: Is it a Paid Game?**
Ruthie Leuschke
2025-05-25 12:57:32
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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.
That £50k salary is similar for someone on an entry-level “prospect” salary in the NHL, but you can add a zero to that figure if you join the 1st team squad.
Macey Doyle
2025-05-18 10:20:24
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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. As well as being an English-speaking overspill for the saturated North American leagues, the attractions of the EIHL include passionate fans and the opportunity to travels.
Reta Grimes
2025-05-09 21:58:07
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The average player wage in EIHL equates to around £34,000. The level of finances that clubs have to utilise for player recruitment is simply in totally different stratospheres between the NHL and the EIHL. The top earners in history may have penned contracts of around £50,000 per year.
Eldridge Beier
2025-05-01 15:00:02
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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.
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