The 2017 Kia Optima has a starting price of $22,200, which is below average among its midsize car competitors. The Optima is also available as a hybrid (reviewed separately) and a plug-in hybrid, which start at $25,995 and $35,210, respectively.
Players younger than 25 years of age as of September 15 during the year of their first NHL contract must sign an entry-level contract which have set limitations - all entry-level contracts are two-way contracts and the maximum allowable salary for players drafted until 2022 is $925,000.
Even though they are paid only during the six-month regular season, American Hockey League players earn a minimum of $42,375 per year. The average annual salary in the AHL, the equivalent of baseballâs Triple-A classification, is more than $90,000. Players' per diem at that level is $65. Entry-level players in the ECHL, the lowest level of affiliated professional hockey, earn a minimum of $10,790 per season â almost double the annual salary that entry-level players earn in minor-league baseball. The ECHL per diem is $39 per day.