What are the chances of becoming a professional hockey player?

Answer 1

A study of all 10 year old hockey players in Canada was done in 1985. There were 22,000 playing hocky and 110 made it to the Ontario Hockey League. 22 more received scholarships to Division 1 schools. Of the players who made it to the OHL, only 7 played in the NHL.

The chances are similar in the United States.

Answer 2

According to a hockey agent's website the chances are pretty slim:

In 1985, a study was done in Ontario, Canada for all 10 year-old hockey players. At this time, there were 22,000 10 year-olds playing hockey in Ontario. Of these players only 110 made it to the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and 22 more received scholarships to Division 1 schools.

This means that only 132 out of those 22,000 made it into the top feeder leagues for the NHL. Of those 132 players, only 7 played in the NHL. Those are astonishing numbers.

Answer 3

there are very slim chances that someone is to become a proffesional soccer player due to the lack of open slots on teams.

Answer 4

relatively high depending on your skill level they are almost always looking for better goalies to replace the old ones

Answer 5

even if you are amazing, less than one in 100

Answer 6

slim to none you need to be among the top 500 golies in the world.

Answer 7

Quite frankly, the chances of anyone becoming a pro hockey player are extremely slim.