UK Ice Hockey Player: What's the Paycheck Like?
Shania Connelly
2025-06-02 19:16:12
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Probably somewhere between £12,500 and £47,000. There are other benefits however, mainly that the the league does not play excessive amounts of games, travel between teams for matches is short and many cities in the UK are desirable places to live. The team takes a more holistic approach to its payment of players and will consider housing, cars and trips etc. There are so many other benefits that need to be taken into account however.
Dandre Herzog
2025-05-28 00:01:08
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Salaries here are understandably lower and EIHL players will bank something in the region of £10–30K yearly.
Lonny Pacocha
2025-05-17 16:11:53
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For the 2019/20 season, an inside report from Chasing the Puck revealed that the ‘Big Four’ were operating on estimated wages between £17,000-£20,000 per week. Compared to other national sports, the wages seem minute. The Elite League teams attract players via other means, not just wages. Players aren’t just incentivised by their wages. They are enticed by the protection and stability a team will offer them throughout their stay with the organisation.
Mckayla Pouros
2025-05-07 10:46:47
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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.
Ubaldo Swift
2025-05-07 09:16:11
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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.
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