Joakim Eriksson: Du behöver ett NHL-proffs som säger ”så ska du spara”
Overconsumption and gambling addiction are two of the risks facing young hockey players, according to Joakim Eriksson, a former elite player who today works as an adviser at the bank SEB. While salaries in the SHL have grown, the safety nets around the players have become bigger at the same time. His view is that you cannot force young players to change, but the opportunities to take advice and get help are there. As the headline of the interview puts it, what a young player needs is an NHL professional who tells him plainly how he should save his money. Another theme in Eriksson's conversation with DN was personality types that chase kicks. Thrill-seeking behaviour, the discussion suggested, belongs among the dangers that young hockey players have to watch out for.
Överkonsumtion och spelmissbruk – två risker för unga hockeyspelare. Men samtidigt som lönerna i SHL ökat har också skyddsnäten blivit större. – Man kan inte tvinga dem men möjligheterna finns att ta råd, att få hjälp, säger Joakim Eriksson. Kicksökande personlighetstyper är ett annat tema i DN:s samtal med den tidigare elitspelaren som i dag är rådgivare på banken SEB.