Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears

FILE - In this April 1, 2015, file photo, Florida Everblades' Spencer Pommells, bottom, is pressured by Reading Royals' Ian Watters (19) duirng the third period of an ECHL hockey game in Estero, Fla. The ECHL season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Core Perrine)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, a shot by Norfolk Admirals' Alex Pompeo (25), right, deflects up into the air off Adirondack Thunder's goalie J.P. Anderson (1) during the first period of an ECHL hockey game in Norfolk, Va. The ECHL season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)