Hockey Star Zach Hyman Has Made Esports His Off-Ice Hustle

Hockey, basketball, soccer, and ball hockey were all played by the Hyman brothers in Toronto, as well as Mario or Super Smash Bros. on the console.

He left home to play hockey for the University of Michigan. He could communicate with his brothers via phone, text, and email. Communication was a challenge because his brother was 8. Long-distance gaming was discovered by Hyman.

Instead of talking on the phone for five minutes, we would sit there with headsets on and play three hours of video games.

He describes it as a revelation. Even when you were hundreds of miles away, gaming could connect you.

Today, gaming is more than just a way to pass time for someone. He helps set the direction for a company that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses, including SoaR Gaming and Eleven Gaming Corp.

The main company, SoaR Gaming, fields a competitive team, maintains a roster of 20 to 30 content creators, and has amassed a following of more than 21 million fans worldwide. It supports multiple charities and has a growing number of brand affiliates.

Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, and Odell Beckham Jr. are just a few of the athletes who have invested in companies similar to Eleven. A number of NBA stars are part-owners of FaZeClan, which Oliver Silverstein considers the most notable competitor.

It is safe to say that the path to the business side of gaming is unique. Simply investing wasn't enough for him. The son of a businessman wanted to learn about the industry from the inside while playing hockey.

He says that it is important for athletes to have other interests so that they can not think about hockey 24/7.

It is important to point out that Hyman has other interests. He has a wife, a toddler son, and a baby on the way. He has been writing children's books since he was a student at the University of Michigan. He is having the best year of his career with record numbers of goals and points, since he joined the team as a free agent. Hockey is not an unimportant thing. He needs an outlet and has a lot of energy.

When you are a hockey player and an athlete, you have a certain amount of time you allocate to the rink and you focus on hockey, and then when you come home from the rink, you take care of your body.