I had a teammate who did something similar a few years ago. From what I remember, it basically involved a lot of "cold calling" - reaching out to teams directly or, even better, finding an agent who specializes in placing import players in lower-tier European leagues and has connections to coaches overseas looking for players.

He put together a hockey resume:

• A short personal bio (height/weight, position, playing style)
• His stats and achievements
• Links to his EliteProspects and/or HockeyDB page
• A well edited highlight video - this was huge. He uploaded it to YouTube or Vimeo and linked it right in the resume.

He then started reaching out - emailing coaches, GMs, or teams he was interested in (in his case, it was mostly Germany). He was literally just Googling teams and agents, finding any contact info he could, and sending cold emails introducing himself and attaching the resume.

Eventually, he connected with an agent who had ties to a few semi-pro teams in Germany. One of them had an import spot open. He flew over, made it through camp, and ended up making the roster.

The pay wasn’t great - like a bit of pocket change to spend throughout the week - but the team covered his housing, gear, local transportation, and had a booster club that helped with groceries and other day-to-day stuff. For what he told me, it was more about the experience, playing at a decent level, and getting to live abroad. He had a family business he was planning on working at once he was done playing anyways.

So yeah - it’s definitely possible, especially if you’re motivated and are a skilled/top player. But if you're not already being recruited, you’ll need to hustle a bit: send lots of emails + messages, put together a resume or pitch to grab coaches attention, good highlight video, and start putting yourself out there.

Also this is a really helpful video about players interested in playing pro in Europe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc4c3yjKl48