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2012 Stanley Cup Final Featuring Players with $686M in Accumulated Fortunes

2012-05-28T17:09:00.000-04:00

The 2011-2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final will feature a group of 51 players who accumulated, through their NHL careers, fortunes a bit over $US 686M in salaries, for an approximate average of $13,5M each! The New Jersey Devils players account for 59% of that total with $407M collectively, leaving 41%, or $279M, to the Los Angeles Kings.

Each team has 7 players that accumulated NHL fortunes over $20M and, overall, the Devils lead the pack with Brodeur, Elias, and Kovalchuk as the Top 3 before the first L.A. King, Simon Gagné.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS: $407,422,416
Brodeur, Martin = $73,053,018
Elias, Patrik = $53,424,498
Kovalchuk, Ilya =$47,390,000
Zubrus, Dainius = $27,860,000
Sykora, Petr = $27,826,000
Zidlicky, Marek = $22,540,000
Volchenkov, Anton = $20,600,000
Parisé, Zach = $19,906,000
Tallinder, Henrik = $18,745,300
Salvador, Bryce = $18,415,000
Zajac, Travis = $13,702,600
Ponikarovsky, Alexei = $12,712,500
Hedberg, Johan = $10,525,000
Bernier, Steve = $8,725,000
Clarkson, David = $7,230,000
Boulton, Eric = $5,907,500
Greene, Andy = $5,175,000
Janssen, Cam = $3,225,000
Carter, Ryan = $2,625,000
Harrold, Peter = $2,300,000
Josefson, Jacob = $1,800,000
Henrique, Adam = $1,200,000
Fayne, Mark = $1,085,000
Larsson, Adam = $925,000
Gionta, Stephen = $525,000

LOS ANGELES KINGS: $278,925,750
Gagné, Simon = $40,375,000
Richards, Mike = $26,827,200
Williams, Justin = $26,822,500
Mitchell, Willie = $24,500,000
Carter, Jeff = $23,827,200
Penner, Dustin = $22,207,000
Kopitar, Anze = $20,865,000
Stoll, Jarret = $19,301,600
Brown, Dustin = $15,342,000
Scuderi, Rob = $12,675,000
Greene, Matt =$11,655,000
Doughty, Drew = $8,625,000
Quick, Jonathan = $4,820,000
Richardson, Brad = $3,625,000
Fraser, Colin = $3,500,000
Lewis, Trevor = $2,318,250
Parse, Scott = $1,800,000
Drewiske, Davis = $1,737,500
Bernier, Jonathan = $1,740,000
Clifford, Kyle = $1,450,000
Martinez, Alec = $1,400,000
Westgarth, Kevin = $1,025,000
Voynov, Slava = $787,500
King, Dwight = $585,000
Loktionov, Andrei = $575,000
Nolan, Jordan = $540,000

The usual fine print: Figures in US$. Salaries paid in Canadian currency by Canadian teams, in the early 90s, were converted to $US as per the January exchange rate of the given seasons. Some players have two-way contracts and have received lower salaries than those listed when playing in farm clubs. The listed salaries were gathered from different sources and while they closely reflect reality, they are not necessarily exact. Of course, that is from their NHL salaries only and it does not take into account any other revenue streams such as endorsements, summer jobs, business ventures, being a Mary Kay independent consultant to supplement revenues, etc. Base salaries are usually shown as bonuses are generally not made public. Totals do take into account the fact that players received only +/-58% of their salary during the 1994-95 season because of a strike (48 games played instead of 84). Some players possibly had contracts stipulating that they were paid despite a strike but we have no information in that regard. During the 2004-05 lockout, some players joined various teams in North America and Europe and were paid to do so. It is not included in the Grand Total because we have no information about the salaries they made in those leagues. Figures shown represent earnings; investment results may vary - ask Sergei Fedorov. Still reading? How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Brodeur Leads Top 10 NHL Goalie Fortunes with $73M

2012-05-04T20:25:00.001-04:00

According to HockeyZonePlus.com's unique NHL salary history database, Martin Brodeur is still leading the list of NHL goalies with the biggest accumulated fortune. Out of the Top Ten, only 4 are still active:

1 - Martin Brodeur: $ 73,053,018
2 - Patrick Roy: $ 56,771,988
3 - Dominik Hasek: $ 55,942,300
4 - Nikolai Khabibulin: $ 53,856,518
5 - Roberto Luongo: $ 52,248,500
6 - Curtis Joseph: $ 51,438,000
7 - Ed Belfour: $ 49,633,000
8 - Olaf Kolzig: $ 43,810,000
9 - Mike Richter: $ 43,620,000
10 - Jose Theodore: $ 42,219,968

The Small Print: Figures in US$. Salaries paid in Canadian currency by Canadian teams, in the early 90s, were converted to $US as per the January exchange rate of the given seasons. Some players have two-way contracts and have received lower salaries than those listed when playing in farm clubs. The listed salaries were gathered from different sources and while they closely reflect reality, they are not necessarily exact. Of course, that is from their NHL salaries only and it does not take into account any other revenue streams such as endorsements, summer jobs, business ventures, being a Mary Kay independent consultant to supplement revenues, etc. Base salaries are usually shown as bonuses are generally not made public. Totals do take into account the fact that players received only +/-58% of their salary during the 1994-95 season because of a strike (48 games played instead of 84). Some players possibly had contracts stipulating that they were paid despite a strike but we have no information in that regard. During the 2004-05 lockout, some players joined various teams in North America and Europe and were paid to do so. It is not included in the Grand Total because we have no information about the salaries they made in those leagues. Figures shown represent earnings; investment results may vary - ask Sergei Fedorov. Still reading? How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Photo credit: Flickr/carolbrowne

Jagr Leads Top 25 NHL Fortunes with $101M

2012-05-04T20:25:00.000-04:00

Thanks to HockeyZonePlus.com's unique NHL salary history database, we can all dream looking at the Top 25 accumulated NHL fortunes:

1 - Jaromir Jagr: $101,338,851

2 - Nicklas Lidstrom: $100,365,000

3 - Chris Pronger: $93,900,500

4 - Joe Sakic: $93,174,047

5 - Paul Kariya: $82,686,100

6 - Keith Tkachuk: $80,498,674

7 - Rob Blake: $80,487,982

8 - Mats Sundin: $79,669,132

9 - Mike Modano: $75,837,650

10 - Martin Brodeur: $73,053,018

11 - Jarome Iginla: $69,025,000

12 - Teemu Selanne: $68,857,790

13 - Vincent Lecavalier: $66,550,000

14 - Pavel Bure: $66,369,794

15 - Sergei Fedorov: $65,519,036

16 - Peter Forsberg: $65,405,213

17 - Steve Yzerman: $64,672,616

18 - Joe Thornton: $63,431,000

19 - Brendan Shanahan: $60,915,000

20 - Ed Jovanovski: $59,740,000

21 - Brad Richards: $59,726,000

22 - Mark Messier: $59,542,008

23 - Brian Leetch: $59,501,250

24 - Doug Weight: $58,954,775

25 - Marian Hossa: $58,550,000

The Small Print: Figures in US$. Salaries paid in Canadian currency by Canadian teams, in the early 90s, were converted to $US as per the January exchange rate of the given seasons. Some players have two-way contracts and have received lower salaries than those listed when playing in farm clubs. The listed salaries were gathered from different sources and while they closely reflect reality, they are not necessarily exact. Contact CPAs of players for exact figures. Of course, that is from their NHL salaries only and it does not take into account any other revenue streams such as endorsements, summer jobs, business ventures, being a Mary Kay independent consultant to supplement revenues, etc. Base salaries are usually shown as bonuses are generally not made public. Totals do take into account the fact that players received only +/-58% of their salary during the 1994-95 season because of a strike (48 games played instead of 84). Some players possibly had contracts stipulating that they were paid despite a strike but we have no information in that regard. During the 2004-05 lockout, some players joined various teams in North America and Europe and were paid to do so. It is not included in the Grand Total because we have no information about the salaries they made in those leagues. Figures shown represent earnings; investment results may vary - ask Sergei Fedorov. Still reading? How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Photo credit: Flickr/bridgetds

Stanley Cup Finals TV Viewership: Sport Event Drawing the Most US Households Earning $100k+

2011-01-25T14:10:00.005-05:00

Nielsen published yesterday its “State of the [US] Media: Year in Sports 2010” report with information on the US sports fan consumption across leading sports media properties last year. The report is downloadable for free after providing some contact information.

As per the report, among the major sporting events televised in 2010, the Stanley Cup Finals had the highest percentage of viewers from households earning more than $100,000 per year. The report also ranks the Top Ten US-based NHL teams based on the local market ratings:

1 - Pittsburgh
2 - Buffalo
3 - Detroit
4 - Chicago
5 - Boston
6 - St. Louis
7 - Philadelphia
8- Minnesota
9 - Washington
10 - Colorado

Gretzky & Lemieux Born 10 Years Too Soon!

2009-10-23T17:09:00.009-04:00

HockeyZonePlus.com has updated its unique NHL salary history database to include 2009-2010. It is interesting to note where Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux rank in the overall fortunes accumulated playing in the NHL: While Jaromir Jagr is still on top, with nearly $100M, Lemieux is 40th with $48,926,829 while Gretzky is 65th with $40,521,616. Talk about being born 10 years too soon! Not that it would change the lifestyle that much, mind you.

Overall, 30 players have accumulated more than $50M while 151 accumulated more than $25M (if Glen Wesley can make a comeback long enough to justify a $5,000 payckeck, that would make it 152.)

Sergei Fedorov has made $65,519,036 but apparently managed to "invest" and lose most of it.

The Small Print: Figures in US$. Salaries paid in Canadian currency by Canadian teams, in the early 90s, were converted to $US as per the January exchange rate of the given seasons. Some players have two-way contracts and have received lower salaries than those listed when playing in farm clubs. The listed salaries were gathered from different sources and while they closely reflect reality, they are not necessarily exact. Of course, that is from their NHL salaries only and it does not take into account any other revenue streams such as endorsements, summer jobs, business ventures, being a Mary Kay independent consultant to supplement revenues, etc. Base salaries are usually shown as bonuses are generally not made public. Totals do take into account the fact that players received only +/-58% of their salary during the 1994-95 season because of a strike (48 games played instead of 84). Some players possibly had contracts stipulating that they were paid despite a strike but we have no information in that regard. During the 2004-05 lockout, some players joined various teams in North America and Europe and were paid to do so. It is not included in the Grand Total because we have no information about the salaries they made in those leagues. Figures shown represent earnings; investment results may vary - ask Sergei Fedorov. Still reading? How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Photo credit: Flickr/Joits

Brodeur Leads Top 10 NHL Goalie Fortunes with $62M

2009-10-23T17:03:00.009-04:00

HockeyZonePlus.com has updated its unique NHL salary history database to include 2009-2010.

Top Ten Accumulated Fortunes by Goalies:

Martin Brodeur ($62,653,018)
Patrick Roy ($56,771,988)
Dominik Hasek ($55,942,300)
Curtis Joseph ($51,438,000)
Ed Belfour ($49,633,000)
Nikolai Khabibulin ($46,356,518)
Olaf Kolzig ($43,810,000)
Mike Richter ($43,620,000)
Jose Theodore ($39,619,968)
Roberto Luongo ($35,532,500)

Jagr Leads Top 10 NHL Fortunes with $98M

2009-10-23T16:51:00.010-04:00

HockeyZonePlus.com has updated its unique NHL salary history database to include 2009-2010.

Top Ten Accumulated Fortunes:

Jaromir Jagr ($ 98,038,851)
Joe Sakic ($93,174,047)
Nicklas Lidstrom ($87,965,000)
Paul Kariya ($82,686,100)
Keith Tkachuk ($80,498,674)
Rob Blake ($80,487,982)
Mats Sundin ($79,669,132)
Chris Pronger ($78,700,500)
Mike Modano ($74,587,650)
Pavel Bure ($66,369,794)

Fortune Accumulated by 2008 NHL All-Star Game Players = $870 Million

2008-01-19T15:01:00.000-05:00

Based on its extensive Salary History Database, HockeyZonePlus.com estimates that the aggregated accumulated fortunes of the players participating in the 2008 NHL All-Star game is almost $US 870 million.

The Western Conference players have a total of $473,670,000 while the poor Eastern Conference players tally up $395,920,000.

Nicklas Lidstrom leads the pack with $73 million, followed by Chris Pronger, with $66 million and Martin Brodeur with $52 million.

Paul Stastny will be the poor man on the ice with an accumulated fortune of $1.22M. Guess who'll be asking for a doggie bag at the All-Star Game VIP Dinner Party!

Details are provided below with 2007-08 salaries followed by individual accumulated fortunes. Clicking on a player's name will lead to his specific salary history. The HockeyZonePlus.com Database provides salary history information from 1989 to the present on over 2,600 past and current NHL players.

Western Conference

Nicklas Lidstrom - $7.600 ($73.065)
Chris Pronger - $6.250 ($66.201)
Sergei Zubov - $4.000 ($41.110)
Jarome Iginla - $7.000 ($41.025)
Ed Jovanovski - $7.000 ($37.240)
Joe Thornton - $6.670 ($33.831)
Jason Arnott - $4.500 ($33.236)
Chris Osgood - $0.800 ($24.049)
Evgeni Nabokov - $5.000 ($21.563)
Rick Nash - $5.500 ($17.870)
Marian Gaborik - $6.500 ($17.404)
Pavel Datsyuk - $6.700 ($17.325)
Henrik Sedin - $3.575 ($12.090)
Shawn Horcoff - $3.600 ($10.150)
Henrik Zetterberg - $2.700 ($9.500)
Manny Legace - $1.800 ($7.437)
Duncan Keith - $1.400 ($3.021)
Dion Phaneuf - $0.942 ($2.356)
Ryan Getzlaf - $0.623 ($2.219)
Anze Kopitar - $0.850 ($1.700)
Paul Stastny - $0.685 ($1.220)

Eastern Conference

Martin Brodeur - $5.200 ($52.253)
Daniel Alfredsson - $4.691 ($37.163)
Sergei Gonchar - $5.500 ($32.282)
Vincent Lecavalier - $7.167 ($29.383)
Marian Hossa - $7.000 ($27.400)
Zdeno Chara - $7.500 ($26.357)
Martin St. Louis - $6.000 ($21.818)
Scott Gomez - $10.000 ($20.450)
Ilya Kovalchuk - $5.500 ($20.390)
Marc Savard - $5.000 ($19.300)
Kimmo Timonen - $8.000 ($18.955)
Tomas Kaberle - $4.250 ($17.269)
Tomas Vokoun - $5.300 ($14.242)
Rick DiPietro - $4.500 ($12.683)
Andrei Markov - $5.750 ($11.950)
Jason Spezza - $5.000 ($11.795)
Eric Staal - $4.500 ($9.442)
Brian Campbell - $1.750 ($4.460)
Alexander Ovechkin - $0.984 ($2.953)
Mike Richards - $0.942 ($2.827)
Sidney Crosby - $0.850 ($2.550)

The Small Print: Salaries paid in Canadian currency by Canadian teams, in the early 90s, were converted to $US as per the January exchange rate of the given seasons. Some players have two-way contracts and have received lower salaries than those listed when playing in farm clubs. The listed salaries were gathered from different sources and while they closely reflect reality, they are not necessarily exact. Of course, that is from their NHL salaries only and it does not take into account any other revenue streams such as endorsements, summer jobs, business ventures, being a Mary Kay independent consultant to supplement revenues, etc. Base salaries are usually shown as bonuses are generally not made public. Totals do take into account the fact that players received only +/-58% of their salary during the 1994-95 season because of a strike (48 games played instead of 84). Some players possibly had contracts stipulating that they were paid despite a strike but we have no information in that regard. During the 2004-05 lockout, some players joined various teams in North America and Europe and were paid to do so. It is not included in the Grand Total because we have no information about the salaries they made in those leagues. Still reading? Tax season is coming up soon. How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Who's Better - Roy or Vanbiesbrouck? 20 Years Later, Numbers Speak for Themselves

2008-01-10T17:08:00.000-05:00

Twenty years ago, in the 1986-87 edition of the Superstar Hockey Yearbook, there was an article from Norm MacLean entitled "Who's Better? Patrick Roy or John Vanbiesbrouck!"

While it was a legitimate question back then, the answer is quite obvious now that both goalies are retired. Let's just say that the numbers speak for themselves. Hindsight 20/20!

Both Junior hockey team owners, they became coach and general manager of their respective teams: the Québec Remparts of the Québec Major Junior Hockey League for Roy and the Sault Ste.Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League for Vanbiesbrouck. In Vanbiesbrouck's case, it ended in turmoil in 2003 after he made racist remarks about one of his players, the Greyhounds' captain Trevor Daley. He was suspended by the league, apologized, and quit his job. As for Roy, while the junior hockey adventure had its ups and downs, his team won the Memorial Cup in 2005-06.

	Patrick Roy	John Vanbiesbrouck
Regular Season
Games	1,029	882
Wins	551	374
GAA	2.54	2.98
Shutouts	66	40
Playoffs
Games	247	71
Wins	151	28
GAA	2.30	2.68
Shutouts	23	5
Trophies
Stanley Cups	4	0
Vézina	3	1
Conn Smythe	3	0
Jennings	5	0
All-Star Games	11	3
1st All-Star Team	4	1
2nd All-Star Team	2	1
RSSP / 401K
Highest Annual Salary*	$8,500,000	$ 4,289,756
Accumulated Fortune*	$56,771,988	$21,625,756

* Salaries compiled from various sources - while they reflect reality somewhat accurately, they are not exact.