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It varies significantly by player, of course, but in very general terms the curve is faster than baseball. The players will develop most rapidly in their late teens/early 20's and usually peak in their mid-late 20's (big gaps between their current rating and potential at that point are probably insurmountable), and the ones that are still active at that age will normally begin declining in their early-mid 30's. Forwards will develop the fastest, defencemen will be a bit slower, and goalies slower than defencemen. Physical abilities will peak the fastest, offensive/defensive skills a little later, and mental development will be slower but will continue much later.
The development curve can be altered in the Game Setup screen by changing the Player Peak Age and Physical Peak Age numbers, but a couple of things to be aware of: 1) those aren't literal peak ages, just a baseline used to determine where the real peak falls and 2) making big changes there can break development badly.
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