"Two levels below the NHL and a world away from its glamour, the members of the Central Hockey League's Brampton Beast ply their trade for a modest salary. While some players hang on to faint NHL dreams, for many, getting paid to play the game they love is their fantasy come true. The Star travelled with the Beast on a recent bus trip to Moline, Ill., to find out what life is like for minor-pro hockey players on the road and what drives the players to stay in the game."
Click the link and read the whole story. It is quite good.
http://www.thestar.com/projects/bramptonbeast.html
That was a good read. Ya gotta love the game to put with what those guys put up with, at a pittance of a salary.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have events for the Wichita Thunder.
ReplyDeleteWhen I had my snooker table, I told the players to just show up and they would not be bothered and I bought the beer.