NHL Launches Job Transition Program For Teaching Players Coding

As ratings and profits continue to decline, an average of 25 National Hockey League players lose their jobs every year, robbing so many hard-working athletes of their livelihoods. But, thanks to a free training program that teaches essential skills such as HTML, XML, and JavaScript coding, players can now transition to meaningful careers that benefit society.

Aiden Coletti initially launched Five Minutes For Coding as a nonprofit with the goal of connecting kids with NHL statisticians. He abandoned the plan to help his family cope after his brother was drafted by the Florida Panthers.

“That’s when I knew I had to do something,” he said. “I work in conjunction with the NHL focused on helping as many players move on from the game as quickly as possible before the NHL inevitably folds within the next few years. So far, I’ve successfully transitioned the Panthers, Lightning, and Hurricanes rosters from assisting on goals to assisting computer engineers.”

Coletti added that his efforts are backed by consumer data, noting that “most fans don’t understand what the different colored lines mean, or what a faceoff is, or why anyone would skate somewhere when they can just walk. However fans do like ‘dope’ phone apps.” Coletti and the NHL are asking for donations to this just cause, “Please, anything will help,” Colletti explained, “we must help these players finally become functioning and contributing members to society.”