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Um... practice? Join a team in high school. Then join a team in college. There are scouts that watch you to see if you are pro material.
You can simply apply to the college and hope to get accepted and make the hockey team. Otherwise to get a hockey scholarship, it is best to play on a Junior A team that has a good record in order to have University Hockey scouts come watch the Junior A games. Most Junior A teams have University scouts watch games, but only stand out players will be approached by the scouts.
You would need to be so good that scouts come to a game that you play and they have to think you are Extremely good.
No but there is a Hockey belt loop.
You should start trying to get college scouts to look at you at around age 16. This is when you will be a prime target for the scouts.
You have to be really good and have scouts notice you. The best (and most likely) way to get into the NHL draft is to get a scholarship to play for a college hockey team. If you are good, scouts and NHL executives will notice you and draft you. The odds are very unlikely, however.
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Most NHL players are drafted from junior hockey leagues, college hockey programs, or European leagues. Being drafted from these leagues can impact a player's career trajectory by providing them with opportunities for development, exposure to professional scouts, and a pathway to the NHL. Players who are drafted from these leagues often have a higher chance of success in professional hockey due to the competitive nature and high level of play in these leagues.
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Yes , NBA scouts are everywhere. Even though SD does not have a team, NBA scouts will come to watch college and even high school players.
Gates did not play college football. He was a basketball player, a power forward, at Eastern Michigan and Kent State. After NBA scouts told him that, at 6' 4'', he was too small to play forward in the NBA he worked out for NFL scouts and was signed by the Chargers.