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Article: Athletes aspire to play professional hockey.(sports)
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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Countless hockey-playing youngsters dream of growing up and graduating to the National Hockey League one day.
It's not too often one hears of individuals who aspire to play pro hockey--in the minor leagues. But since there are 30 NHL franchises, there's only a certain amount of playing jobs available in the world's premier hockey circuit. As a result, those who do not make the grade but wish to continue playing hockey can do so in the minors, provided of course, they are talented enough to toil at that level.
Three Aboriginal players who are earning paycheques in the minors are Colt King, Lance Monych and Gary Gladue.
King, who was drafted by ...