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Issue #86 January 2020
Former Colt Eric Meloche Helping Prospects as a

Player Agent

By Robert Foreman Most athletes don’t benefit from the same
advice Meloche received from his father.
rom humble beginnings as a Cornwall Now his own lived experience is a big factor
FColt, to an exciting career in the NHL, in how he aims to help future pro-athletes.
Éric Meloche has lived the Canadian ice- “You can’t teach experience unless you’ve
hockey dream. His career led him to play
been there and been through a lot of the ups
right winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins and
and downs of hockey,” he explains.
the Philadelphia Flyers before he finished
his career in Germany with the Straubing As a player agent, Meloche says his job is

Tigers. to take the thinking out of hockey so that his

Having the chance to play professional clients can just play the game. Building a
hockey is an amazing opportunity, but it can strong, trust-based relationship with clients
present all kinds of challenges. It’s part of is a crucial aspect of the job. He believes
the reason Meloche is now a player agent. an agent and their client should treat each

He started KAM Sports Group to stay other like family. “It helps later on in their
involved in hockey and to help new and career when the agent knows the player like
upcoming talent. “When I first turned the back of his hand and the player knows
pro, I didn’t have an agent. My dad his agent, has his back, and knows best from
[Gilles Meloche] and his 18 years of NHL a professional point of view,” he said. “We
experience helped me during my contract look at ourselves as big brothers to these
negotiations. When things weren’t going kids…we have seen and been through a lot
as well as I’d hoped, he helped – through of the scenarios these kids will go through

his experiences – to work things out,” said throughout their career.”
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