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NHL · 2010-11 SEASON

2010-11 NHL salaries

$436,704,083 paid to 209 players, Alex Ovechkin the biggest at $9,000,000.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 18.7% of the total.

PAID OUT $436.7m
BIGGEST SALARY $9.0m
PLAYERS PAID 209
AVERAGE $2.1m
OVER $1M 90

The 2010-11 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2010-11

Paid out
$436,704,083
Players paid
209
Average
$2,089,493
Basic salary
94.3%
Signing bonus
5.1%
Top ten hold
18.7%

2009-10 paid $317,210,200 to 166 players, so 2010-11 is up 37.7% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2010-11 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 18.7%

Alex Ovechkin $9.0m Evgeni Malkin $9.0m Sidney Crosby $9.0m Duncan Keith $8.0m Jason Spezza $8.0m Marian Hossa $7.9m Brad Richards $7.8m Henrik Lundqvist $7.7m Henrik Zetterberg $7.7m Eric Staal $7.5m Marian Gaborik $7.5m Zdeno Chara $7.5m Joe Thornton $7.2m Patrick Marleau $6.9m Paul Stastny $6.6m

Every NHL salary in 2010-11

Ranked by what the season paid

209 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2010-11 salary
01 Alex Ovechkin Washington Capitals Left Wing 2.1% $170.7m $9,000,000$9.0m
02 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Center 2.1% $151.7m $9,000,000$9.0m
03 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Center 2.1% $155.9m $9,000,000$9.0m
04 Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 1.8% $77.9m $8,000,000$8.0m
05 Jason Spezza Toronto Maple Leafs Center 1.8% $89.5m $8,000,000$8.0m
06 Marian Hossa Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 1.8% $93.0m $7,900,000$7.9m
07 Brad Richards Detroit Red Wings Center 1.8% $107.4m $7,800,000$7.8m
08 Henrik Lundqvist Washington Capitals Goaltender 1.8% $104.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
09 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 1.8% $82.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
10 Eric Staal Montreal Canadiens Center 1.7% $86.9m $7,500,000$7.5m
11 Marian Gaborik Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 1.7% $103.0m $7,500,000$7.5m
12 Zdeno Chara New York Islanders Defenseman 1.7% $89.9m $7,500,000$7.5m
13 Joe Thornton Florida Panthers Center 1.6% $111.5m $7,200,000$7.2m
14 Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks Left Wing 1.6% $97.0m $6,900,000$6.9m
15 Paul Stastny Carolina Hurricanes Center 1.5% $84.9m $6,600,000$6.6m
16 Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks Center 1.5% $109.1m $6,500,000$6.5m
17 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 1.5% $115.6m $6,500,000$6.5m
18 Ryan Miller Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 1.4% $63.6m $6,250,000$6.3m
19 Alexander Semin Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 1.4% $56.6m $6,000,000$6.0m
20 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Center 1.4% $129.2m $6,000,000$6.0m
21 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals Center 1.4% $115.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
22 Philip Kessel Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 1.4% $91.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
23 Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Center 1.3% $95.3m $5,750,000$5.8m
24 Jeff Carter Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.3% $79.5m $5,500,000$5.5m
25 Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Goaltender 1.3% $81.5m $5,500,000$5.5m
26 Corey Perry Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 1.2% $92.8m $5,375,000$5.4m
27 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks Center 1.2% $95.5m $5,125,000$5.1m
28 Johan Franzen Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 1.1% $44.7m $5,000,000$5.0m
29 Mike Green Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 1.1% $68.0m $5,000,000$5.0m
30 Ryan Kesler Anaheim Ducks Center 1.1% $77.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
31 Zach Parise New York Islanders Left Wing 1.1% $115.2m $5,000,000$5.0m
32 Shea Weber Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 1.0% $132.8m $4,500,000$4.5m
33 Joe Pavelski Dallas Stars Center 0.9% $75.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
34 Milan Lucic Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.9% $71.8m $4,000,000$4.0m
35 Nathan Horton Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.9% $58.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
36 Brent Burns Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.9% $103.7m $3,800,000$3.8m
37 David Krejci Boston Bruins Center 0.9% $71.6m $3,750,000$3.8m
38 Niklas Hjalmarsson Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.9% $45.2m $3,750,000$3.8m
39 Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Center 0.9% $116.7m $3,725,000$3.7m
40 Mikko Koivu Minnesota Wild Center 0.8% $66.1m $3,700,000$3.7m
41 Brent Seabrook Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.8% $97.3m $3,500,000$3.5m
42 Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Right Wing 0.8% $66.9m $3,500,000$3.5m
43 Jordan Staal Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.8% $76.7m $3,500,000$3.5m
44 Ryan Suter Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.8% $126.1m $3,500,000$3.5m
45 Travis Zajac New York Islanders Center 0.8% $62.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
46 Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings Center 0.8% $49.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
47 Christian Ehrhoff Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.8% $52.8m $3,400,000$3.4m
48 Alexander Edler Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.7% $59.6m $3,250,000$3.3m
49 Bobby Ryan Detroit Red Wings Right Wing 0.7% $69.7m $3,250,000$3.3m
50 Loui Eriksson Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.7% $64.7m $3,200,000$3.2m
51 Marc Staal Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.7% $56.9m $3,100,000$3.1m
52 Braydon Coburn New York Islanders Defenseman 0.7% $42.9m $3,000,000$3.0m
53 Patric Hornqvist Florida Panthers Right Wing 0.7% $57.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
54 Derick Brassard Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.6% $39.7m $2,800,000$2.8m
55 Marc-Edouard Vlasic San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.6% $90.3m $2,800,000$2.8m
56 Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators Goaltender 0.6% $65.2m $2,800,000$2.8m
57 Alexander Steen St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.6% $58.1m $2,750,000$2.8m
58 Jaroslav Halak New York Rangers Goaltender 0.6% $46.5m $2,750,000$2.8m
59 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.6% $131.0m $2,500,000$2.5m
60 David Backes Anaheim Ducks Center 0.6% $60.0m $2,500,000$2.5m
61 Mike Smith Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.5% $51.4m $2,400,000$2.4m
62 Ryan Callahan Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.5% $57.3m $2,400,000$2.4m
63 Andrew Ladd Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.5% $70.1m $2,350,000$2.3m
64 Sam Gagner Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $35.2m $2,275,000$2.3m
65 James Neal St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.5% $61.3m $2,250,000$2.3m
66 Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets Right Wing 0.5% $82.8m $2,200,000$2.2m
67 Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.5% $63.4m $2,200,000$2.2m
68 Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.5% $41.2m $2,125,000$2.1m
69 Brandon Dubinsky Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.5% $57.5m $2,000,000$2.0m
70 David Clarkson Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.5% $45.2m $2,000,000$2.0m
71 Anton Stralman Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.4% $48.1m $1,950,000$1.9m
72 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings Goaltender 0.4% $64.4m $1,900,000$1.9m
73 David Perron Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.4% $44.0m $1,800,000$1.8m
74 Johnny Boychuk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.4% $55.0m $1,750,000$1.8m
75 Bryan Little Arizona Coyotes Center 0.4% $63.7m $1,650,000$1.6m
76 Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.4% $54.3m $1,650,000$1.6m
77 Alex Goligoski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.3% $60.2m $1,500,000$1.5m
78 Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars Center 0.3% $34.9m $1,500,000$1.5m
79 Keith Yandle Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.3% $64.8m $1,300,000
80 Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.3% $32.1m $1,300,000
81 Andrej Sekera Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.3% $50.4m $1,250,000
82 Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.3% $49.0m $1,250,000
83 Jacob Markstrom Calgary Flames Goaltender 0.3% $53.6m $1,137,500
84 Clarke MacArthur Ottawa Senators Left Wing 0.3% $38.5m $1,100,000
85 Tyler Seguin Dallas Stars Center 0.2% $116.0m $1,080,000
86 Mark Giordano Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.2% $64.9m $1,075,000
87 Ryan McDonagh Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.2% $77.8m $1,050,000
88 Andrew Cogliano Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.2% $33.7m $1,000,000
89 Cal Clutterbuck New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $37.2m $1,000,000
90 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.2% $63.1m $1,000,000
91 Brad Richardson Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.2% $16.7m $900,000
92 Cam Fowler Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $82.0m $900,000
93 Chris Tanev Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $46.2m $900,000
94 Cory Schneider New York Islanders Goaltender 0.2% $54.5m $900,000
95 Dmitry Kulikov Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $38.6m $900,000
96 Evander Kane Edmonton Oilers Left Wing 0.2% $76.6m $900,000
97 Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres Left Wing 0.2% $109.1m $900,000
98 John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.2% $111.0m $900,000
99 Kyle Palmieri New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $50.2m $900,000
100 Marcus Johansson Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $35.5m $900,000
101 Mats Zuccarello-Aasen Minnesota Wild Right Wing 0.2% $54.8m $900,000
102 Matt Duchene Nashville Predators Center 0.2% $94.4m $900,000
103 Matt Irwin Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.2% $8.2m $900,000
104 Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $88.1m $900,000
105 Nick Leddy St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.2% $62.3m $900,000
106 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $101.4m $900,000
107 Ryan O'Reilly St Louis Blues Center 0.2% $77.1m $900,000
108 Sergei Bobrovsky Florida Panthers Goaltender 0.2% $113.4m $900,000
109 Taylor Hall Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.2% $76.7m $900,000
110 Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.2% $85.7m $900,000
111 Cody Hodgson Nashville Predators Center 0.2% $16.4m $887,500
112 Nathan Gerbe Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.2% $11.2m $885,000
113 Alex Pietrangelo Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.2% $109.6m $875,000
114 Brandon Sutter Vancouver Canucks Center 0.2% $37.6m $875,000
115 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.2% $31.1m $875,000
116 Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.2% $143.9m $875,000
117 Erik Karlsson San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.2% $138.9m $875,000
118 Ian Cole Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.2% $28.9m $875,000
119 James Van Riemsdyk Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.2% $62.1m $875,000
120 Jordan Eberle Seattle Kraken Right Wing 0.2% $66.1m $875,000
121 Josh Bailey New York Islanders Left Wing 0.2% $51.2m $875,000
122 Karl Alzner Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.2% $39.0m $875,000
123 Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $54.5m $875,000
124 Lars Eller Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $36.3m $875,000
125 Luca Sbisa Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.2% $24.3m $875,000
126 Luke Schenn Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $26.4m $875,000
127 Max Pacioretty Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing 0.2% $60.1m $875,000
128 Michael Del Zotto Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $28.0m $875,000
129 Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $49.0m $875,000
130 Mikkel Boedker San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.2% $29.4m $875,000
131 P.K. Subban New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.2% $73.8m $875,000
132 Roman Josi Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.2% $102.8m $875,000
133 Travis Hamonic Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $36.6m $875,000
134 Tyler Bozak St Louis Blues Center 0.2% $41.0m $875,000
135 Tyler Myers Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $71.6m $875,000
136 Zach Bogosian Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.2% $47.4m $875,000
137 Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.2% $65.6m $855,000
138 Brian Elliott Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.2% $23.5m $850,000
139 Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.2% $44.7m $850,000
140 Michael Frolik Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.2% $34.8m $850,000
141 Nick Foligno Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.2% $52.6m $850,000
142 T.J. Oshie Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.2% $70.8m $850,000
143 Darren Helm Colorado Avalanche Center 0.2% $33.6m $825,000
144 Trevor Lewis Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $19.3m $803,250
145 Blake Comeau Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.2% $23.7m $800,000
146 Devan Dubnyk Colorado Avalanche Goaltender 0.2% $34.6m $800,000
147 Tyler Ennis Ottawa Senators Center 0.2% $32.4m $800,000
148 Jakub Voracek Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.2% $86.1m $787,500
149 Kyle Turris Edmonton Oilers Center 0.2% $52.7m $787,500
150 Logan Couture San Jose Sharks Center 0.2% $101.2m $787,500
151 Thomas Hickey New York Islanders Defenseman 0.2% $20.6m $787,500
152 Alex Stalock Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.2% $10.6m $785,000
153 Artem Anisimov Ottawa Senators Center 0.2% $38.1m $765,000
154 Claude Giroux Ottawa Senators Center 0.2% $98.0m $765,000
155 Jonathan Bernier New Jersey Devils Goaltender 0.2% $36.9m $765,000
156 Kyle Okposo Buffalo Sabres Right Wing 0.2% $57.7m $765,000
157 Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.2% $30.0m $765,000
158 Semyon Varlamov New York Islanders Goaltender 0.2% $59.4m $765,000
159 Andy Greene New York Islanders Defenseman 0.2% $41.7m $750,000
160 Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.2% $40.4m $750,000
161 Derek Stepan Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.2% $49.5m $717,500
162 Nick Bonino San Jose Sharks Center 0.2% $29.6m $717,500
163 Matt Calvert Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.2% $19.0m $687,500
164 Kyle Clifford Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.2% $15.6m $685,000
165 Alec Martinez Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.2% $45.0m $662,500
166 Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.2% $25.7m $660,000
167 Mathieu Perreault Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $30.7m $650,000
168 Nate Prosser Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.3m $650,000
169 Yannick Weber Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.1% $9.4m $637,500
170 Zac Dalpe Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $3.9m $637,500
171 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $102.2m $635,000
172 Matt Bartkowski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $7.0m $635,000
173 Carl Gunnarsson St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $25.4m $630,000
174 Nate Thompson Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.1% $17.0m $625,000
175 Jacob Muzzin Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $45.7m $615,000
176 Justin Braun Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $27.3m $612,500
177 Brad Marchand Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.1% $72.4m $600,000
178 Adam Henrique Anaheim Ducks Center 0.1% $60.8m $587,500
179 Michael Stone Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $21.0m $587,500
180 Jason Demers Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.1% $33.3m $580,000
181 T.J. Brodie Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $49.3m $575,000
182 Braden Holtby Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.1% $44.6m $570,000
183 Curtis McElhinney Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.1% $8.9m $570,000
184 Carter Hutton Arizona Coyotes Goaltender 0.1% $14.6m $560,000
185 Zack Smith Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $21.6m $558,333
186 James Reimer San Jose Sharks Goaltender 0.1% $31.4m $555,000
187 Frans Nielsen Detroit Red Wings Center 0.1% $43.8m $550,000
188 Thomas Greiss St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.1% $25.2m $550,000
189 Zac Rinaldo Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $4.9m $535,000
190 Robert Bortuzzo St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $13.8m $525,000
191 Wayne Simmonds Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.1% $36.5m $525,000
192 Jared Spurgeon Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $83.4m $510,000
193 Jay Beagle Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $22.0m $500,000
194 Patrick Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $17.1m $500,000
195 Ryan Reaves New York Rangers Right Wing 0.1% $17.3m $500,000
196 Matt Martin New York Islanders Left Wing 0.0% $20.5m $130,000
197 Brandon Pirri Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.0% $6.8m $90,000
198 Brayden Schenn St Louis Blues Center 0.0% $79.9m $90,000
199 Calvin de Haan Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.0% $29.1m $90,000
200 Jack Campbell Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.0% $31.3m $90,000
201 John Moore Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.0% $22.0m $90,000
202 Nino Niederreiter Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing 0.0% $35.2m $90,000
203 Robin Lehner Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender 0.0% $43.1m $90,000
204 Ryan Ellis Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.0% $64.9m $90,000
205 Ryan Johansen Nashville Predators Center 0.0% $75.4m $90,000
206 Zack Kassian Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.0% $26.3m $90,000
207 Cody Eakin Buffalo Sabres Center 0.0% $17.5m $70,000
208 Phillip Grubauer Seattle Kraken Goaltender 0.0% $47.7m $65,000
209 Michael Sgarbossa Washington Capitals Center 0.0% $2.3m $45,000

The career column is everything the same man's contracts are worth across every season he has been paid, which is the ranking the all-time list is built on.

2010-11 against every other season

What the league paid out, year by year

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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest paid NHL player in 2010-11?

Alex Ovechkin, $9,000,000 at the Washington Capitals. That is 2.1% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NHL players earn in total in 2010-11?

$436,704,083 across 209 players, an average of $2,089,493 each.

How many NHL players earned $1 million in 2010-11?

90 of the 209 paid that season.

How does 2010-11 compare with 2009-10?

2009-10 paid $317,210,200 across 166 players. 2010-11 is up 37.7% on it.

What is in a NHL salary figure?

Everything the contract pays in that season: basic salary, the share of a signing bonus the deal books to the year, incentives and a trade bonus where one applies. It is not a cap hit and it is not a net figure after tax or escrow.

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