Alex Krieckhaus

Alex brings his 20-years of Wall Street analytics experience and eight years of Alaskan pond hockey playing to writing about the business of hockey.

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Young Money: The Best Paid ELC Players of 2016-17

August 1st, 2017 Players on an NHL Entry Level Contract (ELC) are capped at a $925,000 salary, but can earn millions more in bonuses if they perform, launching them into veteran-like pay brackets. With the 2016-17 season over, the Stanley Cup back in Pittsburgh, and the NHL awards handed out, we can add up which players reached what milestones,...

Where Are NHL Salaries Going?

June 22nd, 2017 NHL players are unlikely to receive the headline contract salaries you see proposed, traded and debated this week because the actual cash players receive is subject to a higher power: NHL revenues. Players are only entitled to share 50% of the total revenues of the League, a number which is typically less than their contracts' total....

Show Me the Money! Are NHL Players Paid to Play or to Win?

June 10th, 2017 NHL players, with few exceptions, are paid fixed salaries regardless of their performance and are not allowed to be financially incentivized to win. This is true even in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where most players earn far less than they do in the regular season. http://gty.im/155359972 How are NHL Players Paid? The reality of...