Betting on himself: Saskatoon hockey player looks to future in U.S. sports business world

There isn’t a long list of notable hockey figures born in the United Arab Emirates. Add a Zimbabwean background and a Saskatoon upbringing and the list gets even shorter.

Vukie Mpofu moved to Saskatchewan prior to his first birthday and soon became immersed in Canada’s pastime. Now 25, he has found himself on the path to increasingly high-profile work on the business side of hockey.

That path has already included stops analyzing contracts for the Vegas Golden Knights and interning at Wasserman Media Group in Los Angeles. The company represents the likes of some of the game’s biggest stars in Connor McDavid and Auston