Lately there has been a lot of talk about whether a college athlete should leave school early to pursue a career in professional sports. Over the last few years we have seen many great players go right into the big leagues and become successful. However, is the large sum of money that the player is almost guaranteed to receive worth it? UMAINE has several great hockey players that are up for an NHL contract opportunity, but the teams want to get these players for as little money as possible and want them to compete for Stanley Cup championships right away. If the player chooses to forego their senior season and they can’t perform to the high standards of the NHL team, this might cause that team to release them from the roster. What does this have to do with school?
I feel that if a student-athlete leaves school early to play sports, then they are missing out on the last year of their life when they can hang out with their school buddies. If the athlete gets hurt and can’t play sports any longer, and they stay in school, then at least they will have a degree to fall back on which will help them find a pretty good job.
Mark Zadakis
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