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NHL · 2011-12 SEASON

2011-12 NHL salaries

$572,695,502 paid to 247 players, Brad Richards the biggest at $12,000,000.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 15.6% of the total.

PAID OUT $572.7m
BIGGEST SALARY $12.0m
PLAYERS PAID 247
AVERAGE $2.3m
OVER $1M 117

The 2011-12 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2011-12

Paid out
$572,695,502
Players paid
247
Average
$2,318,605
Basic salary
90.7%
Signing bonus
9.3%
Top ten hold
15.6%

2010-11 paid $436,704,083 to 209 players, so 2011-12 is up 31.1% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2011-12 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 15.6%

Brad Richards $12m Christian Ehrhoff $10m Alex Ovechkin $9.0m Evgeni Malkin $9.0m Sidney Crosby $9.0m Zdeno Chara $8.5m Duncan Keith $8.0m Jason Spezza $8.0m Joe Thornton $8.0m Steven Stamkos $8.0m Marian Hossa $7.9m Eric Staal $7.7m Henrik Zetterberg $7.7m Marian Gaborik $7.5m Shea Weber $7.5m

Every NHL salary in 2011-12

Ranked by what the season paid

247 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2011-12 salary
01 Brad Richards Detroit Red Wings Center 2.1% $107.4m $12,000,000$12.0m
02 Christian Ehrhoff Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 1.7% $52.8m $10,000,000$10.0m
03 Alex Ovechkin Washington Capitals Left Wing 1.6% $170.7m $9,000,000$9.0m
04 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.6% $151.7m $9,000,000$9.0m
05 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.6% $155.9m $9,000,000$9.0m
06 Zdeno Chara New York Islanders Defenseman 1.5% $89.9m $8,500,000$8.5m
07 Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 1.4% $77.9m $8,000,000$8.0m
08 Jason Spezza Toronto Maple Leafs Center 1.4% $89.5m $8,000,000$8.0m
09 Joe Thornton Florida Panthers Center 1.4% $111.5m $8,000,000$8.0m
10 Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Center 1.4% $116.7m $8,000,000$8.0m
11 Marian Hossa Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 1.4% $93.0m $7,900,000$7.9m
12 Eric Staal Montreal Canadiens Center 1.4% $86.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
13 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 1.4% $82.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
14 Marian Gaborik Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 1.3% $103.0m $7,500,000$7.5m
15 Shea Weber Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 1.3% $132.8m $7,500,000$7.5m
16 Mikko Koivu Minnesota Wild Center 1.3% $66.1m $7,290,000$7.3m
17 Brent Seabrook Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 1.2% $97.3m $7,000,000$7.0m
18 Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks Left Wing 1.2% $97.0m $6,900,000$6.9m
19 Henrik Lundqvist Washington Capitals Goaltender 1.2% $104.9m $6,875,000$6.9m
20 Alexander Semin Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 1.2% $56.6m $6,700,000$6.7m
21 Paul Stastny Carolina Hurricanes Center 1.2% $84.9m $6,600,000$6.6m
22 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Center 1.1% $129.2m $6,400,000$6.4m
23 Ryan Miller Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 1.1% $63.6m $6,250,000$6.3m
24 Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 1.0% $143.9m $6,000,000$6.0m
25 Jeff Carter Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.0% $79.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
26 Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks Center 1.0% $109.1m $6,000,000$6.0m
27 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals Center 1.0% $115.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
28 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 1.0% $115.6m $6,000,000$6.0m
29 Philip Kessel Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 1.0% $91.5m $6,000,000$6.0m
30 Zach Parise New York Islanders Left Wing 1.0% $115.2m $6,000,000$6.0m
31 Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Center 1.0% $95.3m $5,900,000$5.9m
32 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks Center 1.0% $95.5m $5,750,000$5.8m
33 Bobby Ryan Detroit Red Wings Right Wing 1.0% $69.7m $5,562,500$5.6m
34 Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Goaltender 1.0% $81.5m $5,500,000$5.5m
35 Corey Perry Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.9% $92.8m $5,375,000$5.4m
36 Johan Franzen Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.9% $44.7m $5,250,000$5.3m
37 Mike Green Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.9% $68.0m $5,000,000$5.0m
38 Ryan Kesler Anaheim Ducks Center 0.9% $77.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
39 Keith Yandle Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.8% $64.8m $4,750,000$4.8m
40 Luke Schenn Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.8% $26.4m $4,600,000$4.6m
41 Mark Giordano Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.8% $64.9m $4,600,000$4.6m
42 David Backes Anaheim Ducks Center 0.8% $60.0m $4,500,000$4.5m
43 Jordan Staal Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.8% $76.7m $4,500,000$4.5m
44 Nathan Horton Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.8% $58.4m $4,500,000$4.5m
45 Travis Zajac New York Islanders Center 0.8% $62.5m $4,500,000$4.5m
46 Andrej Sekera Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.7% $50.4m $4,250,000$4.3m
47 Loui Eriksson Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.7% $64.7m $4,100,000$4.1m
48 Andrew Ladd Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.7% $70.1m $4,000,000$4.0m
49 Brent Burns Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.7% $103.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
50 David Krejci Boston Bruins Center 0.7% $71.6m $4,000,000$4.0m
51 Joe Pavelski Dallas Stars Center 0.7% $75.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
52 Milan Lucic Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.7% $71.8m $4,000,000$4.0m
53 Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators Goaltender 0.7% $65.2m $4,000,000$4.0m
54 Ryan Callahan Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.7% $57.3m $4,000,000$4.0m
55 Brandon Dubinsky Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.7% $57.5m $3,750,000$3.8m
56 Marc Staal Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.6% $56.9m $3,675,000$3.7m
57 Alexander Steen St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.6% $58.1m $3,566,667$3.6m
58 Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Right Wing 0.6% $66.9m $3,500,000$3.5m
59 Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.6% $54.3m $3,500,000$3.5m
60 James Neal St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.6% $61.3m $3,500,000$3.5m
61 Jaroslav Halak New York Rangers Goaltender 0.6% $46.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
62 Kris Letang Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.6% $105.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
63 Marc-Edouard Vlasic San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.6% $90.3m $3,500,000$3.5m
64 Niklas Hjalmarsson Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.6% $45.2m $3,500,000$3.5m
65 Ryan Suter Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.6% $126.1m $3,500,000$3.5m
66 Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings Center 0.6% $49.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
67 Braydon Coburn New York Islanders Defenseman 0.6% $42.9m $3,400,000$3.4m
68 Michael Frolik Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.6% $34.8m $3,300,000$3.3m
69 Alexander Edler Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.6% $59.6m $3,250,000$3.3m
70 Clarke MacArthur Ottawa Senators Left Wing 0.6% $38.5m $3,250,000$3.3m
71 Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.6% $44.7m $3,250,000$3.3m
72 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.5% $131.0m $3,000,000$3.0m
73 David Clarkson Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.5% $45.2m $3,000,000$3.0m
74 Derick Brassard Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.5% $39.7m $3,000,000$3.0m
75 Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.5% $63.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
76 Patric Hornqvist Florida Panthers Right Wing 0.5% $57.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
77 Alex Goligoski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.5% $60.2m $2,750,000$2.8m
78 Claude Giroux Ottawa Senators Center 0.5% $98.0m $2,750,000$2.8m
79 Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.5% $41.2m $2,750,000$2.8m
80 Andy Greene New York Islanders Defenseman 0.4% $41.7m $2,500,000$2.5m
81 Blake Comeau Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.4% $23.7m $2,500,000$2.5m
82 Bryan Little Arizona Coyotes Center 0.4% $63.7m $2,500,000$2.5m
83 David Perron Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.4% $44.0m $2,500,000$2.5m
84 Semyon Varlamov New York Islanders Goaltender 0.4% $59.4m $2,500,000$2.5m
85 Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets Right Wing 0.4% $82.8m $2,450,000$2.4m
86 T.J. Oshie Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.4% $70.8m $2,350,000$2.3m
87 Sam Gagner Detroit Red Wings Center 0.4% $35.2m $2,275,000$2.3m
88 Jakub Voracek Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.4% $86.1m $2,250,000$2.3m
89 James Reimer San Jose Sharks Goaltender 0.4% $31.4m $2,200,000$2.2m
90 Karl Alzner Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.4% $39.0m $2,175,000$2.2m
91 Andrew Cogliano Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.4% $33.7m $2,150,000$2.1m
92 Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars Center 0.4% $34.9m $2,100,000$2.1m
93 Brad Marchand Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.3% $72.4m $2,000,000$2.0m
94 Johnny Boychuk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.3% $55.0m $2,000,000$2.0m
95 Mike Smith Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.3% $51.4m $2,000,000$2.0m
96 Zach Bogosian Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.3% $47.4m $2,000,000$2.0m
97 Artem Anisimov Ottawa Senators Center 0.3% $38.1m $1,875,000$1.9m
98 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings Goaltender 0.3% $64.4m $1,800,000$1.8m
99 Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.3% $49.0m $1,750,000$1.8m
100 Tyler Bozak St Louis Blues Center 0.3% $41.0m $1,640,000$1.6m
101 Nick Foligno Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.3% $52.6m $1,550,000$1.6m
102 Brandon Sutter Vancouver Canucks Center 0.3% $37.6m $1,500,000$1.5m
103 Cal Clutterbuck New York Islanders Right Wing 0.3% $37.2m $1,500,000$1.5m
104 Max Pacioretty Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing 0.3% $60.1m $1,500,000$1.5m
105 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.3% $63.1m $1,500,000$1.5m
106 Wayne Simmonds Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.3% $36.5m $1,500,000$1.5m
107 Carl Gunnarsson St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.2% $25.4m $1,400,000$1.4m
108 Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.2% $32.1m $1,300,000
109 Nathan Gerbe Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.2% $11.2m $1,250,000
110 Kyle Turris Edmonton Oilers Center 0.2% $52.7m $1,200,000
111 Luca Sbisa Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.2% $24.3m $1,200,000
112 Jason Demers Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.2% $33.3m $1,100,000
113 Brad Richardson Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.2% $16.7m $1,000,000
114 Darren Helm Colorado Avalanche Center 0.2% $33.6m $1,000,000
115 Kyle Okposo Buffalo Sabres Right Wing 0.2% $57.7m $1,000,000
116 Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.2% $30.0m $1,000,000
117 Mikkel Boedker San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.2% $29.4m $1,000,000
118 Dmitry Kulikov Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $38.6m $990,000
119 Jonathan Bernier New Jersey Devils Goaltender 0.2% $36.9m $975,000
120 Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.2% $25.7m $950,000
121 Nate Thompson Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.2% $17.0m $950,000
122 Adam Larsson Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.2% $44.4m $925,000
123 Gabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.2% $97.5m $925,000
124 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Edmonton Oilers Center 0.2% $85.8m $925,000
125 Sean Couturier Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.2% $94.0m $925,000
126 Anton Stralman Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.2% $48.1m $900,000
127 Brayden Schenn St Louis Blues Center 0.2% $79.9m $900,000
128 Cam Fowler Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $82.0m $900,000
129 Chris Tanev Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $46.2m $900,000
130 Cory Schneider New York Islanders Goaltender 0.2% $54.5m $900,000
131 Erik Gudbranson Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $28.0m $900,000
132 Evander Kane Edmonton Oilers Left Wing 0.2% $76.6m $900,000
133 Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres Left Wing 0.2% $109.1m $900,000
134 John Moore Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $22.0m $900,000
135 John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.2% $111.0m $900,000
136 Kyle Palmieri New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $50.2m $900,000
137 Marcus Johansson Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $35.5m $900,000
138 Mats Zuccarello-Aasen Minnesota Wild Right Wing 0.2% $54.8m $900,000
139 Matt Duchene Nashville Predators Center 0.2% $94.4m $900,000
140 Matt Irwin Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.2% $8.2m $900,000
141 Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $88.1m $900,000
142 Nick Leddy St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.2% $62.3m $900,000
143 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $101.4m $900,000
144 Ryan Ellis Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.2% $64.9m $900,000
145 Ryan O'Reilly St Louis Blues Center 0.2% $77.1m $900,000
146 Sergei Bobrovsky Florida Panthers Goaltender 0.2% $113.4m $900,000
147 Taylor Hall Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.2% $76.7m $900,000
148 Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.2% $85.7m $900,000
149 Zack Kassian Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.2% $26.3m $900,000
150 Derek Stepan Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.2% $49.5m $887,500
151 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.2% $31.1m $875,000
152 Erik Karlsson San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.2% $138.9m $875,000
153 Ian Cole Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.2% $28.9m $875,000
154 Jacob Markstrom Calgary Flames Goaltender 0.2% $53.6m $875,000
155 Jake Gardiner Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.2% $39.8m $875,000
156 James Van Riemsdyk Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.2% $62.1m $875,000
157 John Carlson Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.2% $88.9m $875,000
158 Jordan Eberle Seattle Kraken Right Wing 0.2% $66.1m $875,000
159 Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $54.5m $875,000
160 Michael Del Zotto Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.2% $28.0m $875,000
161 Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $49.0m $875,000
162 P.K. Subban New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.2% $73.8m $875,000
163 Roman Josi Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.2% $102.8m $875,000
164 Travis Hamonic Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $36.6m $875,000
165 Tyler Myers Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $71.6m $875,000
166 Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.1% $65.6m $855,000
167 Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.1% $40.4m $825,000
168 Torey Krug St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $74.0m $817,115
169 Tyler Seguin Dallas Stars Center 0.1% $116.0m $810,000
170 Devan Dubnyk Colorado Avalanche Goaltender 0.1% $34.6m $800,000
171 Josh Bailey New York Islanders Left Wing 0.1% $51.2m $800,000
172 Tyler Ennis Ottawa Senators Center 0.1% $32.4m $800,000
173 Yannick Weber Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.1% $9.4m $800,000
174 Jakob Silfverberg Anaheim Ducks Right Wing 0.1% $49.9m $790,000
175 Justin Faulk St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $77.0m $790,000
176 Marcus Foligno Minnesota Wild Left Wing 0.1% $29.1m $790,000
177 Alex Pietrangelo Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.1% $109.6m $787,500
178 Cody Hodgson Nashville Predators Center 0.1% $16.4m $787,500
179 Lars Eller Washington Capitals Center 0.1% $36.3m $787,500
180 Logan Couture San Jose Sharks Center 0.1% $101.2m $787,500
181 Ryan McDonagh Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.1% $77.8m $787,500
182 Thomas Hickey New York Islanders Defenseman 0.1% $20.6m $787,500
183 Craig Smith Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $35.8m $780,000
184 Kyle Clifford Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.1% $15.6m $765,000
185 Trevor Lewis Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $19.3m $750,000
186 Alec Martinez Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.1% $45.0m $737,500
187 Nate Prosser Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.3m $715,000
188 Cameron Atkinson Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.1% $55.2m $712,500
189 Justin Braun Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $27.3m $712,500
190 Matt Calvert Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $19.0m $712,500
191 Nick Bonino San Jose Sharks Center 0.1% $29.6m $693,000
192 Casey Cizikas New York Islanders Center 0.1% $35.9m $690,000
193 Jaden Schwartz Seattle Kraken Left Wing 0.1% $61.2m $690,000
194 Zac Dalpe Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $3.9m $687,500
195 Matt Bartkowski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $7.0m $685,000
196 Nick Holden Ottawa Senators Defenseman 0.1% $15.9m $675,000
197 Marco Scandella St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $36.2m $672,500
198 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $102.2m $670,000
199 Brenden Dillon Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $35.0m $640,000
200 Carl Hagelin Washington Capitals Left Wing 0.1% $31.8m $637,500
201 Alex Stalock Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.1% $10.6m $625,000
202 Curtis McElhinney Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.1% $8.9m $625,000
203 Zack Smith Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $21.6m $625,000
204 Brandon Pirri Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $6.8m $615,000
205 Cody Eakin Buffalo Sabres Center 0.1% $17.5m $615,000
206 Jacob Muzzin Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $45.7m $615,000
207 Matt Martin New York Islanders Left Wing 0.1% $20.5m $615,000
208 Tyson Barrie Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.1% $46.4m $615,000
209 Adam Henrique Anaheim Ducks Center 0.1% $60.8m $612,500
210 Michael Stone Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $21.0m $612,500
211 Ben Bishop Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.1% $47.0m $600,000
212 Brian Elliott Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.1% $23.5m $600,000
213 T.J. Brodie Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $49.3m $600,000
214 Andrew Shaw Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $28.9m $575,000
215 Zac Rinaldo Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $4.9m $560,000
216 Braden Holtby Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.1% $44.6m $550,000
217 Frans Nielsen Detroit Red Wings Center 0.1% $43.8m $550,000
218 Jordie Benn Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $10.9m $550,000
219 Patrick Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $17.1m $550,000
220 Robert Bortuzzo St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $13.8m $550,000
221 Thomas Greiss St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.1% $25.2m $550,000
222 Jared Spurgeon Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $83.4m $535,000
223 Carter Hutton Arizona Coyotes Goaltender 0.1% $14.6m $525,000
224 Colton Sceviour Edmonton Oilers Center 0.1% $8.7m $525,000
225 Jay Beagle Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $22.0m $525,000
226 Mathieu Perreault Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $30.7m $525,000
227 Ryan Reaves New York Rangers Right Wing 0.1% $17.3m $525,000
228 Chris Kreider New York Rangers Left Wing 0.1% $71.1m $351,220
229 Jamie Oleksiak Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.0% $32.5m $277,500
230 Alex Petrovic Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.0% $7.0m $270,000
231 Johan Larsson Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.0% $9.7m $270,000
232 Mark Pysyk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.0% $13.0m $270,000
233 Patrik Nemeth New York Rangers Defenseman 0.0% $21.2m $270,000
234 Brandon Saad St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.0% $60.9m $92,500
235 Connor Murphy Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.0% $43.8m $92,500
236 Dougie Hamilton New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.0% $101.1m $92,500
237 J.T. Miller Vancouver Canucks Center 0.0% $34.6m $92,500
238 Jonathan Huberdeau Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.0% $129.0m $92,500
239 Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets Center 0.0% $52.1m $92,500
240 Mika Zibanejad New York Rangers Center 0.0% $102.7m $92,500
241 Phillip Danault Los Angeles Kings Center 0.0% $44.7m $92,500
242 Ryan Strome Anaheim Ducks Center 0.0% $53.2m $92,500
243 Austin Watson Ottawa Senators Left Wing 0.0% $9.0m $90,000
244 Brendan Gallagher Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.0% $64.0m $90,000
245 Jack Campbell Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.0% $31.3m $90,000
246 Tyler Toffoli Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.0% $39.4m $90,000
247 Phillip Grubauer Seattle Kraken Goaltender 0.0% $47.7m $60,000

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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest paid NHL player in 2011-12?

Brad Richards, $12,000,000 at the Detroit Red Wings. That is 2.1% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NHL players earn in total in 2011-12?

$572,695,502 across 247 players, an average of $2,318,605 each.

How many NHL players earned $1 million in 2011-12?

117 of the 247 paid that season.

How does 2011-12 compare with 2010-11?

2010-11 paid $436,704,083 across 209 players. 2011-12 is up 31.1% 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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