Services
OVERVIEW
Norton Sports Management is a boutique agency which specializes in assisting each and every client with the foundation for a long and successful career in hockey. We are proud to have put together our own ‘team’ which has expertise and success in each of our fields. NSM does not mandate our involvement in all of these aspects of our clients’ careers, but we are prepared and desiring to provide assistance with all of the following:
- Contract Negotiations
- Financial Management
- Athlete Marketing
- Insurance
- Tax and Estate Planning
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
Scott Norton is considered one of the premier negotiators in the NHL. After over 16 years in the business, Norton has negotiated over fifty million dollars in contracts. He has successfully completed deals for hockey players at every position and with every NHL team. Through diligence and creativity, Norton has been able to set the marketplace for first round draft picks, as well as veterans on their last professional deals. He is foremost in the hockey world for maximizing his clients’ futures.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Norton Sports provides full-service planning for each client through its relationship with Bradley Parks and UBS. NSM will assist in areas such as budgeting, bill paying, cash flow management and investment consulting, in addition to post-career retirement planning. NSM not only attempts to maximize a client’s value during his career, but also emphasizes the development of lifelong revenue streams for the client and his family.
ATHLETE MARKETING
Norton Sports Management is one of the leaders in the hockey agency field in providing marketing and endorsement opportunities for its clients. We feel strongly that each and every client should have these opportunities available to them. We have been successful in not only negotiating equipment and trading card contracts for many of our clients, but numerous appearances in both NHL and AHL cities. . We are aggressive and pro-active in our search for opportunities for all of our clients.
Consistent with our contract negotiations, our marketing goal is to maximize our clients’ earning potential during and after his career. In addition, we want to raise each client’s public persona which ultimately leads to added value in future NHL contracts. NSM believes strongly that any and all marketing and endsorsement opportunites may lead clients to excellent business contacts, thus providing post-retirement opportunities.
INSURANCE
Norton Sports provides its clients and their families with the best options for the full scope of insurance needs. Whether it be Life, Automobile, Home or Career Ending Disability Insurance, NSM assists to protect our clients on and off the ice.
TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING
Norton Sports Management assists its clients with the complete range of tax preparation and planning. With the services of Mr. Mark Paluczak and Stone Carlie, NSM insures the most effective and current tax preparation for each individual and his family. . Mr. Paluczak has had extensive experience in handling athletes and has spoken at many conferences on athletes and taxation.
As each client progresses in his career and his net worth continues to increase, there is the necessity to create an estate plan suited for each individual. Both the U.S. and Canadian governments can consume large amounts of an athlete’s net worth if proper estate planning is not in place. With the assistance of both Mark Paluczak and Bradley Parks, NSM will provide you with the guidance and expertise to best secure a client and his family, both during his career and after he has retired.
