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NHL · 2014-15 SEASON

2014-15 NHL salaries

$1,077,032,833 paid to 389 players, Shea Weber the biggest at $14,000,000.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 10.0% of the total.

PAID OUT $1.08bn
BIGGEST SALARY $14.0m
PLAYERS PAID 389
AVERAGE $2.8m
OVER $1M 260

The 2014-15 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2014-15

Paid out
$1,077,032,833
Players paid
389
Average
$2,768,722
Basic salary
91.0%
Signing bonus
7.6%
Top ten hold
10.0%

2013-14 paid $872,367,908 to 345 players, so 2014-15 is up 23.5% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2014-15 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 10.0%

Shea Weber $14m Sidney Crosby $12m Henrik Lundqvist $11m Ryan Suter $11m Zach Parise $11m Alex Ovechkin $10m Claude Giroux $10m Philip Kessel $10m Evgeni Malkin $9.5m Eric Staal $9.2m Corey Perry $9.0m Patrice Bergeron $8.7m Ryan Getzlaf $8.7m Steven Stamkos $8.0m Marian Hossa $7.9m

Every NHL salary in 2014-15

Ranked by what the season paid

389 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2014-15 salary
01 Shea Weber Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 1.3% $132.8m $14,000,000$14.0m
02 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Center 1.1% $155.9m $12,000,000$12.0m
03 Henrik Lundqvist Washington Capitals Goaltender 1.0% $104.9m $11,000,000$11.0m
04 Ryan Suter Dallas Stars Defenseman 1.0% $126.1m $11,000,000$11.0m
05 Zach Parise New York Islanders Left Wing 1.0% $115.2m $11,000,000$11.0m
06 Alex Ovechkin Washington Capitals Left Wing 0.9% $170.7m $10,000,000$10.0m
07 Claude Giroux Ottawa Senators Center 0.9% $98.0m $10,000,000$10.0m
08 Philip Kessel Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.9% $91.5m $10,000,000$10.0m
09 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.9% $151.7m $9,500,000$9.5m
10 Eric Staal Montreal Canadiens Center 0.9% $86.9m $9,250,000$9.2m
11 Corey Perry Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.8% $92.8m $9,000,000$9.0m
12 Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Center 0.8% $95.3m $8,750,000$8.7m
13 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks Center 0.8% $95.5m $8,750,000$8.7m
14 Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Center 0.7% $116.7m $8,000,000$8.0m
15 Marian Hossa Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.7% $93.0m $7,900,000$7.9m
16 Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.7% $82.9m $7,750,000$7.7m
17 Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.7% $77.9m $7,600,000$7.6m
18 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Center 0.7% $129.2m $7,500,000$7.5m
19 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.7% $63.1m $7,500,000$7.5m
20 Tyler Ennis Ottawa Senators Center 0.7% $32.4m $7,300,000$7.3m
21 Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Right Wing 0.7% $66.9m $7,250,000$7.2m
22 Kris Letang Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.7% $105.5m $7,250,000$7.2m
23 Alexander Semin Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.6% $56.6m $7,000,000$7.0m
24 Derick Brassard Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.6% $39.7m $7,000,000$7.0m
25 Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.6% $143.9m $7,000,000$7.0m
26 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings Goaltender 0.6% $64.4m $7,000,000$7.0m
27 P.K. Subban New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.6% $73.8m $7,000,000$7.0m
28 Patrick Marleau San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.6% $97.0m $7,000,000$7.0m
29 Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators Goaltender 0.6% $65.2m $7,000,000$7.0m
30 Zdeno Chara New York Islanders Defenseman 0.6% $89.9m $7,000,000$7.0m
31 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.6% $131.0m $6,750,000$6.8m
32 Jeff Carter Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.6% $79.5m $6,750,000$6.8m
33 Joe Thornton Florida Panthers Center 0.6% $111.5m $6,750,000$6.8m
34 Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.6% $44.7m $6,500,000$6.5m
35 Erik Karlsson San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.6% $138.9m $6,500,000$6.5m
36 Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.6% $109.1m $6,500,000$6.5m
37 Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals Center 0.6% $115.5m $6,500,000$6.5m
38 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 0.6% $115.6m $6,500,000$6.5m
39 Paul Stastny Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.6% $84.9m $6,500,000$6.5m
40 Mike Green Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.6% $68.0m $6,250,000$6.3m
41 Semyon Varlamov New York Islanders Goaltender 0.6% $59.4m $6,250,000$6.3m
42 Sergei Bobrovsky Florida Panthers Goaltender 0.6% $113.4m $6,250,000$6.3m
43 Marian Gaborik Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.6% $103.0m $6,075,000$6.1m
44 Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres Left Wing 0.6% $109.1m $6,000,000$6.0m
45 Joe Pavelski Dallas Stars Center 0.6% $75.7m $6,000,000$6.0m
46 John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.6% $111.0m $6,000,000$6.0m
47 Jordan Eberle Seattle Kraken Right Wing 0.6% $66.1m $6,000,000$6.0m
48 Jordan Staal Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.6% $76.7m $6,000,000$6.0m
49 Logan Couture San Jose Sharks Center 0.6% $101.2m $6,000,000$6.0m
50 Mike Smith Edmonton Oilers Goaltender 0.6% $51.4m $6,000,000$6.0m
51 Milan Lucic Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.6% $71.8m $6,000,000$6.0m
52 Ryan Callahan Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.6% $57.3m $6,000,000$6.0m
53 Ryan Miller Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 0.6% $63.6m $6,000,000$6.0m
54 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Edmonton Oilers Center 0.6% $85.8m $6,000,000$6.0m
55 Taylor Hall Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.6% $76.7m $6,000,000$6.0m
56 Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets Right Wing 0.5% $82.8m $5,800,000$5.8m
57 Ryan O'Reilly St Louis Blues Center 0.5% $77.1m $5,800,000$5.8m
58 Brent Burns Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.5% $103.7m $5,760,000$5.8m
59 Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Goaltender 0.5% $81.5m $5,750,000$5.8m
60 Matt Niskanen Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.5% $49.0m $5,750,000$5.8m
61 Bobby Ryan Detroit Red Wings Right Wing 0.5% $69.7m $5,562,500$5.6m
62 Alex Pietrangelo Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.5% $109.6m $5,500,000$5.5m
63 Matt Duchene Nashville Predators Center 0.5% $94.4m $5,500,000$5.5m
64 Tyler Myers Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.5% $71.6m $5,500,000$5.5m
65 Tyler Seguin Dallas Stars Center 0.5% $116.0m $5,500,000$5.5m
66 Keith Yandle Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.5% $64.8m $5,499,999$5.5m
67 Marc Staal Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.5% $56.9m $5,450,000$5.5m
68 Mikko Koivu Minnesota Wild Center 0.5% $66.1m $5,400,000$5.4m
69 Nathan Horton Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.5% $58.4m $5,300,000$5.3m
70 David Krejci Boston Bruins Center 0.5% $71.6m $5,250,000$5.3m
71 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.5% $102.2m $5,250,000$5.3m
72 Evander Kane Edmonton Oilers Left Wing 0.5% $76.6m $5,249,999$5.2m
73 Zach Bogosian Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.5% $47.4m $5,142,856$5.1m
74 Alexander Steen St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.5% $58.1m $5,100,000$5.1m
75 Brad Richards Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $107.4m $5,055,556$5.1m
76 Brent Seabrook Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.5% $97.3m $5,000,000$5.0m
77 Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.5% $54.3m $5,000,000$5.0m
78 James Neal St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.5% $61.3m $5,000,000$5.0m
79 Johan Franzen Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.5% $44.7m $5,000,000$5.0m
80 Ryan Kesler Anaheim Ducks Center 0.5% $77.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
81 Sam Gagner Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $35.2m $5,000,000$5.0m
82 Travis Zajac New York Islanders Center 0.5% $62.5m $5,000,000$5.0m
83 Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings Center 0.5% $49.5m $5,000,000$5.0m
84 Christian Ehrhoff Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.5% $52.8m $4,857,143$4.9m
85 Alex Goligoski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.4% $60.2m $4,800,000$4.8m
86 Bryan Little Arizona Coyotes Center 0.4% $63.7m $4,750,000$4.8m
87 David Backes Anaheim Ducks Center 0.4% $60.0m $4,750,000$4.8m
88 David Clarkson Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.4% $45.2m $4,750,000$4.8m
89 Ryan McDonagh Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.4% $77.8m $4,700,000$4.7m
90 Brandon Dubinsky Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.4% $57.5m $4,650,000$4.6m
91 Andrew Ladd Arizona Coyotes Left Wing 0.4% $70.1m $4,500,000$4.5m
92 Anton Stralman Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.4% $48.1m $4,500,000$4.5m
93 Brad Marchand Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.4% $72.4m $4,500,000$4.5m
94 Braydon Coburn New York Islanders Defenseman 0.4% $42.9m $4,500,000$4.5m
95 Gabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.4% $97.5m $4,500,000$4.5m
96 James Van Riemsdyk Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.4% $62.1m $4,500,000$4.5m
97 Loui Eriksson Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.4% $64.7m $4,500,000$4.5m
98 T.J. Oshie Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.4% $70.8m $4,500,000$4.5m
99 Alexander Edler Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.4% $59.6m $4,250,000$4.3m
100 Jakub Voracek Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.4% $86.1m $4,250,000$4.3m
101 Marc-Edouard Vlasic San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.4% $90.3m $4,250,000$4.3m
102 Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.4% $54.5m $4,200,000$4.2m
103 Niklas Hjalmarsson Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.4% $45.2m $4,200,000$4.2m
104 Tyler Bozak St Louis Blues Center 0.4% $41.0m $4,200,000$4.2m
105 Jake Gardiner Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.4% $39.8m $4,050,000$4.1m
106 Cam Fowler Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.4% $82.0m $4,000,000$4.0m
107 Cory Schneider New York Islanders Goaltender 0.4% $54.5m $4,000,000$4.0m
108 Dmitry Kulikov Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.4% $38.6m $4,000,000$4.0m
109 Jason Spezza Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.4% $89.5m $4,000,000$4.0m
110 John Carlson Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.4% $88.9m $4,000,000$4.0m
111 Mark Giordano Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.4% $64.9m $4,000,000$4.0m
112 Max Pacioretty Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing 0.4% $60.1m $4,000,000$4.0m
113 Michael Grabner Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.4% $30.0m $4,000,000$4.0m
114 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.4% $101.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
115 Patric Hornqvist Florida Panthers Right Wing 0.4% $57.4m $4,000,000$4.0m
116 Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.4% $85.7m $4,000,000$4.0m
117 Derek Stepan Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.4% $49.5m $3,850,000$3.8m
118 David Perron Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.4% $44.0m $3,812,500$3.8m
119 Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.3% $63.4m $3,750,000$3.8m
120 Nick Foligno Boston Bruins Left Wing 0.3% $52.6m $3,750,000$3.8m
121 Justin Schultz Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.3% $41.0m $3,675,000$3.7m
122 Johnny Boychuk Buffalo Sabres Defenseman 0.3% $55.0m $3,600,000$3.6m
123 Jason Demers Arizona Coyotes Defenseman 0.3% $33.3m $3,504,194$3.5m
124 Andy Greene New York Islanders Defenseman 0.3% $41.7m $3,500,000$3.5m
125 Cody Hodgson Nashville Predators Center 0.3% $16.4m $3,500,000$3.5m
126 Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.3% $41.2m $3,500,000$3.5m
127 Jaroslav Halak New York Rangers Goaltender 0.3% $46.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
128 Kyle Okposo Buffalo Sabres Right Wing 0.3% $57.7m $3,500,000$3.5m
129 Kyle Turris Edmonton Oilers Center 0.3% $52.7m $3,500,000$3.5m
130 Mats Zuccarello-Aasen Minnesota Wild Right Wing 0.3% $54.8m $3,500,000$3.5m
131 Jonathan Bernier New Jersey Devils Goaltender 0.3% $36.9m $3,400,000$3.4m
132 Nick Leddy St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.3% $62.3m $3,400,000$3.4m
133 Carl Gunnarsson St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.3% $25.4m $3,350,000$3.3m
134 Luke Schenn Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.3% $26.4m $3,350,000$3.3m
135 Brandon Sutter Vancouver Canucks Center 0.3% $37.6m $3,300,000$3.3m
136 Michael Frolik Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.3% $34.8m $3,300,000$3.3m
137 Clarke MacArthur Ottawa Senators Left Wing 0.3% $38.5m $3,250,000$3.3m
138 Martin Hanzal Dallas Stars Center 0.3% $34.9m $3,250,000$3.3m
139 Wayne Simmonds Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing 0.3% $36.5m $3,200,000$3.2m
140 Artem Anisimov Ottawa Senators Center 0.3% $38.1m $3,100,000$3.1m
141 Josh Bailey New York Islanders Left Wing 0.3% $51.2m $3,100,000$3.1m
142 Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames Center 0.3% $88.1m $3,100,000$3.1m
143 Jeff Petry Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.3% $65.6m $3,074,999$3.1m
144 Adam Henrique Anaheim Ducks Center 0.3% $60.8m $3,000,000$3.0m
145 Frans Nielsen Detroit Red Wings Center 0.3% $43.8m $3,000,000$3.0m
146 Mathieu Perreault Montreal Canadiens Center 0.3% $30.7m $3,000,000$3.0m
147 Roman Josi Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.3% $102.8m $3,000,000$3.0m
148 Ryan Johansen Nashville Predators Center 0.3% $75.4m $3,000,000$3.0m
149 Leo Komarov New York Islanders Center 0.3% $22.4m $2,950,000$3.0m
150 Jared Spurgeon Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.3% $83.4m $2,900,000$2.9m
151 Luca Sbisa Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.3% $24.3m $2,900,000$2.9m
152 Karl Alzner Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.3% $39.0m $2,800,000$2.8m
153 Ondrej Palat Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.3% $37.1m $2,800,000$2.8m
154 Tyler Johnson Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.3% $45.8m $2,800,000$2.8m
155 Andrej Sekera Dallas Stars Defenseman 0.3% $50.4m $2,750,000$2.8m
156 Tomas Tatar New Jersey Devils Left Wing 0.3% $39.1m $2,750,000$2.8m
157 Andrew Cogliano Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.3% $33.7m $2,700,000$2.7m
158 Nino Niederreiter Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing 0.2% $35.2m $2,666,667$2.7m
159 James Reimer San Jose Sharks Goaltender 0.2% $31.4m $2,600,000$2.6m
160 Kris Russell Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.2% $32.1m $2,600,000$2.6m
161 Mikkel Boedker San Jose Sharks Left Wing 0.2% $29.4m $2,550,000$2.6m
162 Cal Clutterbuck New York Islanders Right Wing 0.2% $37.2m $2,500,000$2.5m
163 Darren Helm Colorado Avalanche Center 0.2% $33.6m $2,500,000$2.5m
164 Justin Faulk St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.2% $77.0m $2,500,000$2.5m
165 Lars Eller Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $36.3m $2,500,000$2.5m
166 T.J. Brodie Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.2% $49.3m $2,500,000$2.5m
167 Travis Hamonic Vancouver Canucks Defenseman 0.2% $36.6m $2,500,000$2.5m
168 Alexander Killorn Anaheim Ducks Center 0.2% $69.0m $2,400,000$2.4m
169 Ben Bishop Buffalo Sabres Goaltender 0.2% $47.0m $2,400,000$2.4m
170 Carl Hagelin Washington Capitals Left Wing 0.2% $31.8m $2,400,000$2.4m
171 Chris Kreider New York Rangers Left Wing 0.2% $71.1m $2,350,000$2.3m
172 Brian Elliott Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.2% $23.5m $2,300,000$2.3m
173 Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.2% $25.7m $2,250,000$2.3m
174 Brayden Schenn St Louis Blues Center 0.2% $79.9m $2,250,000$2.3m
175 Erik Gudbranson Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $28.0m $2,250,000$2.3m
176 Marcus Johansson Washington Capitals Center 0.2% $35.5m $2,175,000$2.2m
177 Danny DeKeyser Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.2% $36.0m $2,125,000$2.1m
178 Braden Holtby Dallas Stars Goaltender 0.2% $44.6m $2,000,000$2.0m
179 Chris Tanev Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.2% $46.2m $2,000,000$2.0m
180 Craig Smith Boston Bruins Center 0.2% $35.8m $2,000,000$2.0m
181 Jaden Schwartz Seattle Kraken Left Wing 0.2% $61.2m $2,000,000$2.0m
182 Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings Left Wing 0.2% $40.4m $2,000,000$2.0m
183 Tyson Barrie Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.2% $46.4m $2,000,000$2.0m
184 Nathan Gerbe Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.2% $11.2m $1,808,333$1.8m
185 Aaron Ekblad Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.2% $63.6m $1,775,000$1.8m
186 Johnny Gaudreau Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.2% $112.4m $1,775,000$1.8m
187 Sean Monahan Calgary Flames Center 0.2% $48.2m $1,775,000$1.8m
188 Dmitry Orlov Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.2% $37.6m $1,750,000$1.8m
189 Vladimir Tarasenko St Louis Blues Right Wing 0.2% $64.1m $1,750,000$1.8m
190 Nick Bonino San Jose Sharks Center 0.2% $29.6m $1,700,000$1.7m
191 Dougie Hamilton New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.2% $101.1m $1,682,500$1.7m
192 Filip Forsberg Nashville Predators Center 0.2% $106.9m $1,625,000$1.6m
193 Antoine Roussel Vancouver Canucks Left Wing 0.1% $21.0m $1,600,000$1.6m
194 Nate Thompson Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.1% $17.0m $1,600,000$1.6m
195 Hampus Lindholm Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.1% $87.0m $1,562,500$1.6m
196 Alex Stalock Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.1% $10.6m $1,500,000$1.5m
197 Andrew Shaw Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $28.9m $1,500,000$1.5m
198 Cody Eakin Buffalo Sabres Center 0.1% $17.5m $1,500,000$1.5m
199 Justin Braun Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $27.3m $1,500,000$1.5m
200 Marcus Foligno Minnesota Wild Left Wing 0.1% $29.1m $1,500,000$1.5m
201 Mikael Backlund Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $49.0m $1,500,000$1.5m
202 Robin Lehner Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender 0.1% $43.1m $1,500,000$1.5m
203 Ryan Ellis Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $64.9m $1,500,000$1.5m
204 Sean Couturier Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.1% $94.0m $1,500,000$1.5m
205 Trevor Lewis Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $19.3m $1,500,000$1.5m
206 Zack Kassian Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $26.3m $1,500,000$1.5m
207 Jonathan Huberdeau Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.1% $129.0m $1,470,000$1.5m
208 Kyle Palmieri New York Islanders Right Wing 0.1% $50.2m $1,466,667$1.5m
209 Alexander Wennberg Seattle Kraken Center 0.1% $38.2m $1,415,000$1.4m
210 Reilly Smith Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $34.2m $1,400,000$1.4m
211 Torey Krug St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $74.0m $1,400,000$1.4m
212 Alex Galchenyuk Colorado Avalanche Center 0.1% $25.6m $1,350,000$1.4m
213 Jacob Trouba New York Rangers Defenseman 0.1% $70.6m $1,350,000$1.4m
214 Mikael Granlund Nashville Predators Center 0.1% $49.2m $1,325,000
215 David Savard Montreal Canadiens Defenseman 0.1% $37.3m $1,300,000
216 Michael Del Zotto Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $28.0m $1,300,000
217 Connor Murphy Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.1% $43.8m $1,282,500
218 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $31.1m $1,275,000
219 Jonas Brodin Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $70.1m $1,257,500
220 Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets Center 0.1% $52.1m $1,257,500
221 Mika Zibanejad New York Rangers Center 0.1% $102.7m $1,257,500
222 Matt Bartkowski Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $7.0m $1,250,000
223 Sami Vatanen New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $25.2m $1,250,000
224 Brenden Dillon Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $35.0m $1,249,999
225 Zemgus Girgensons Buffalo Sabres Center 0.1% $16.1m $1,205,000
226 Kyle Clifford Toronto Maple Leafs Center 0.1% $15.6m $1,200,000
227 Michael Stone Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $21.0m $1,200,000
228 Cameron Atkinson Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.1% $55.2m $1,175,000
229 Brad Richardson Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.1% $16.7m $1,150,000
230 Marco Scandella St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $36.2m $1,150,000
231 Aleksander Barkov Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $118.4m $1,137,500
232 Cody Ceci Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.1% $30.9m $1,137,500
233 Elias Lindholm Calgary Flames Center 0.1% $37.5m $1,137,500
234 Mathew Dumba Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $37.4m $1,137,500
235 Morgan Rielly Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $92.9m $1,137,500
236 Nikita Zadorov Calgary Flames Defenseman 0.1% $24.4m $1,137,500
237 Rasmus Ristolainen Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $60.2m $1,137,500
238 Seth Jones Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman 0.1% $111.4m $1,137,500
239 Tomas Hertl San Jose Sharks Center 0.1% $95.7m $1,137,500
240 Matt Calvert Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $19.0m $1,125,000
241 Ryan Reaves New York Rangers Right Wing 0.1% $17.3m $1,125,000
242 Brock Nelson New York Islanders Center 0.1% $50.4m $1,112,500
243 Evgeny Kuznetsov Washington Capitals Center 0.1% $69.7m $1,112,500
244 Alec Martinez Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.1% $45.0m $1,100,000
245 Matt Irwin Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.1% $8.2m $1,100,000
246 Matt Martin New York Islanders Left Wing 0.1% $20.5m $1,100,000
247 Nick Bjugstad Arizona Coyotes Center 0.1% $28.6m $1,100,000
248 Zack Smith Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $21.6m $1,087,634
249 Gustav Nyquist Columbus Blue Jackets Right Wing 0.1% $34.4m $1,050,000
250 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche Center 0.1% $153.6m $1,045,000
251 Ryan Strome Anaheim Ducks Center 0.1% $53.2m $1,045,000
252 Mattias Ekholm Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.1% $50.5m $1,037,500
253 Calvin de Haan Carolina Hurricanes Defenseman 0.1% $29.1m $1,000,000
254 Carl Soderberg Colorado Avalanche Center 0.1% $27.8m $1,000,000
255 Darcy Kuemper Washington Capitals Goaltender 0.1% $44.5m $1,000,000
256 Frederik Andersen Carolina Hurricanes Goaltender 0.1% $38.0m $1,000,000
257 Jacob Muzzin Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman 0.1% $45.7m $1,000,000
258 Michael Raffl Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $14.3m $1,000,000
259 Radko Gudas Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $40.9m $1,000,000
260 Thomas Greiss St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.1% $25.2m $1,000,000
261 Bo Horvat Vancouver Canucks Center 0.1% $35.9m $925,000
262 Curtis Lazar Vancouver Canucks Center 0.1% $5.7m $925,000
263 Jon Gillies Arizona Coyotes Goaltender 0.1% $2.6m $925,000
264 Jonathan Drouin Montreal Canadiens Left Wing 0.1% $35.7m $925,000
265 Josh Manson Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.1% $37.9m $925,000
266 Matt Nieto Colorado Avalanche Left Wing 0.1% $10.5m $925,000
267 Nathan Beaulieu Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $12.3m $925,000
268 Olli Maatta Los Angeles Kings Defenseman 0.1% $29.5m $925,000
269 Rickard Rakell Pittsburgh Penguins Center 0.1% $24.7m $925,000
270 Ryan Murray Colorado Avalanche Defenseman 0.1% $22.5m $925,000
271 Sam Bennett Florida Panthers Center 0.1% $29.5m $925,000
272 Thomas Wilson Washington Capitals Right Wing 0.1% $35.1m $925,000
273 Tobias Rieder Buffalo Sabres Right Wing 0.1% $9.6m $925,000
274 Tomas Jurco Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $5.3m $925,000
275 Valeri Nichushkin Colorado Avalanche Right Wing 0.1% $61.2m $925,000
276 Adam Larsson Seattle Kraken Defenseman 0.1% $44.4m $900,000
277 Alex Chiasson Vancouver Canucks Right Wing 0.1% $10.2m $900,000
278 Calle Jarnkrok Seattle Kraken Center 0.1% $14.4m $900,000
279 Charlie Coyle Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $49.9m $900,000
280 Chris Wagner Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $9.8m $900,000
281 Erik Haula Boston Bruins Center 0.1% $18.5m $900,000
282 Jay Beagle Arizona Coyotes Right Wing 0.1% $22.0m $900,000
283 Kevin Hayes Philadelphia Flyers Center 0.1% $62.2m $900,000
284 Ian Cole Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman 0.1% $28.9m $899,999
285 Trevor Van Riemsdyk Washington Capitals Defenseman 0.1% $10.8m $881,237
286 Brandon Pirri Chicago Blackhawks Center 0.1% $6.8m $875,000
287 Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing 0.1% $92.5m $875,000
288 Adam Lowry Winnipeg Jets Left Wing 0.1% $29.0m $867,500
289 John Moore Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $22.0m $850,849
290 Anders Lee New York Islanders Center 0.1% $66.0m $850,500
291 Brett Connolly Chicago Blackhawks Right Wing 0.1% $19.9m $850,500
292 Jakob Silfverberg Anaheim Ducks Right Wing 0.1% $49.9m $850,500
293 Jason Zucker Anaheim Ducks Left Wing 0.1% $45.2m $850,500
294 Jake Allen Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.1% $28.9m $850,000
295 Riley Sheahan Seattle Kraken Left Wing 0.1% $12.3m $850,000
296 Yannick Weber Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman 0.1% $9.4m $850,000
297 Boone Jenner Columbus Blue Jackets Center 0.1% $32.6m $845,500
298 Jon Merrill Minnesota Wild Defenseman 0.1% $12.9m $840,000
299 Brandon Saad St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.1% $60.9m $832,500
300 Stefan Noesen Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing 0.1% $6.6m $832,500
301 Cedric Paquette Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $8.4m $825,000
302 Brendan Gallagher Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.1% $64.0m $810,000
303 John Klingberg Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.1% $37.6m $810,000
304 Kevin Connauton Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.9m $800,627
305 Casey Cizikas New York Islanders Center 0.1% $35.9m $800,000
306 Devan Dubnyk Colorado Avalanche Goaltender 0.1% $34.6m $799,999
307 Oscar Klefbom Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.1% $31.0m $795,201
308 John Gibson Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 0.1% $66.7m $787,500
309 Jesper Fast Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing 0.1% $14.2m $786,801
310 Tanner Pearson Vancouver Canucks Left Wing 0.1% $29.1m $777,500
311 Tyler Toffoli Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.1% $39.4m $775,000
312 Kevan Miller Boston Bruins Defenseman 0.1% $13.4m $750,000
313 Mike Hoffman Montreal Canadiens Left Wing 0.1% $41.6m $750,000
314 Zac Rinaldo Columbus Blue Jackets Left Wing 0.1% $4.9m $750,000
315 Jordan Oesterle Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.1% $8.4m $742,500
316 Richard Panik New York Islanders Right Wing 0.1% $19.5m $738,952
317 Victor Rask Minnesota Wild Center 0.1% $25.5m $732,500
318 Mark Stone Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing 0.1% $95.2m $720,000
319 Patrik Nemeth New York Rangers Defenseman 0.1% $21.2m $718,190
320 Antti Raanta Carolina Hurricanes Goaltender 0.1% $21.0m $700,000
321 Blake Comeau Dallas Stars Left Wing 0.1% $23.7m $700,000
322 Carter Hutton Arizona Coyotes Goaltender 0.1% $14.6m $700,000
323 Nate Prosser Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.1% $7.3m $700,000
324 Thomas Hickey New York Islanders Defenseman 0.1% $20.6m $675,000
325 Curtis McElhinney Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.1% $8.9m $650,000
326 Jordie Benn Winnipeg Jets Defenseman 0.1% $10.9m $650,000
327 Robert Bortuzzo St Louis Blues Defenseman 0.1% $13.8m $650,000
328 Damon Severson New Jersey Devils Defenseman 0.1% $26.8m $642,500
329 Bryan Rust Pittsburgh Penguins Right Wing 0.1% $46.7m $640,000
330 Brayden McNabb Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.1% $23.4m $625,000
331 Nicolas Deslauriers Philadelphia Flyers Left Wing 0.1% $6.7m $625,000
332 J.T. Miller Vancouver Canucks Center 0.1% $34.6m $613,648
333 Luke Glendening Dallas Stars Center 0.1% $12.7m $610,000
334 Colton Sceviour Edmonton Oilers Center 0.1% $8.7m $600,000
335 Mark Borowiecki Nashville Predators Defenseman 0.1% $11.1m $600,000
336 Nick Holden Ottawa Senators Defenseman 0.1% $15.9m $600,000
337 Paul Byron Montreal Canadiens Center 0.1% $19.6m $600,000
338 Riley Nash Arizona Coyotes Center 0.1% $13.9m $600,000
339 Vladislav Namestnikov Tampa Bay Lightning Center 0.1% $19.2m $584,839
340 Cameron Talbot Minnesota Wild Goaltender 0.1% $28.8m $575,000
341 Patrick Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $17.1m $575,000
342 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing 0.1% $10.5m $575,000
343 Andy Andreoff New York Islanders Left Wing 0.1% $3.3m $550,000
344 Dustin Tokarski Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender 0.1% $2.6m $550,000
345 Martin Jones Seattle Kraken Goaltender 0.1% $43.6m $550,000
346 Michael Hutchinson Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender 0.1% $5.8m $550,000
347 Steven Kampfer Detroit Red Wings Defenseman 0.1% $4.6m $550,000
348 Tyler Pitlick Calgary Flames Right Wing 0.0% $8.1m $518,483
349 Andrei Vasilevski Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltender 0.0% $88.8m $495,323
350 Teuvo Teravainen Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.0% $35.1m $481,894
351 Marko Dano Winnipeg Jets Center 0.0% $4.2m $477,419
352 Keith Kinkaid Boston Bruins Goaltender 0.0% $7.2m $441,935
353 Joakim Nordstrom Calgary Flames Left Wing 0.0% $6.3m $440,387
354 Jacob De La Rose St Louis Blues Left Wing 0.0% $5.0m $425,699
355 Ben Chiarot Florida Panthers Defenseman 0.0% $15.5m $422,580
356 Jean-Gabriel Pageau New York Islanders Center 0.0% $42.1m $420,390
357 Petr Mrazek Chicago Blackhawks Goaltender 0.0% $28.3m $402,895
358 Andrew Hammond Montreal Canadiens Goaltender 0.0% $5.3m $379,677
359 Anthony Duclair Florida Panthers Left Wing 0.0% $16.1m $369,166
360 Connor Hellebuyck Winnipeg Jets Goaltender 0.0% $40.3m $354,677
361 Micheal Ferland Vancouver Canucks Left Wing 0.0% $19.5m $315,179
362 Drew Shore Carolina Hurricanes Center 0.0% $2.1m $299,032
363 Anthony Stolarz Anaheim Ducks Goaltender 0.0% $3.3m $288,373
364 William Karlsson Vegas Golden Knights Center 0.0% $55.7m $278,494
365 Shea Theodore Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman 0.0% $39.2m $240,664
366 Sven Baertschi Vegas Golden Knights Left Wing 0.0% $15.8m $225,945
367 Tyler Graovac Vancouver Canucks Center 0.0% $2.4m $213,884
368 Nick Cousins Florida Panthers Center 0.0% $7.9m $205,402
369 Jacob Markstrom Calgary Flames Goaltender 0.0% $53.6m $204,032
370 Zac Dalpe Florida Panthers Center 0.0% $3.9m $184,409
371 Andrew Copp New York Rangers Center 0.0% $12.2m $172,070
372 Greg Pateryn Anaheim Ducks Defenseman 0.0% $9.2m $169,354
373 Jordan Binnington St Louis Blues Goaltender 0.0% $45.8m $160,000
374 Slater Koekkoek Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.0% $6.3m $140,573
375 Ryan Hartman Minnesota Wild Right Wing 0.0% $10.9m $138,801
376 Kevin Fiala Los Angeles Kings Left Wing 0.0% $68.5m $112,392
377 Viktor Arvidsson Los Angeles Kings Left Wing 0.0% $31.0m $105,753
378 Ryan Pulock New York Islanders Defenseman 0.0% $63.6m $102,617
379 Chris Driedger Seattle Kraken Goaltender 0.0% $13.1m $102,043
380 Anthony DeAngelo Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman 0.0% $19.3m $92,500
381 Daniel Carr Washington Capitals Left Wing 0.0% $2.8m $92,500
382 Nikolaj Ehlers Winnipeg Jets Left Wing 0.0% $42.1m $92,500
383 Brett Kulak Edmonton Oilers Defenseman 0.0% $8.1m $90,913
384 William Carrier Vegas Golden Knights Left Wing 0.0% $9.3m $90,000
385 Anthony Bitetto San Jose Sharks Defenseman 0.0% $3.6m $42,285
386 Phillip Danault Los Angeles Kings Center 0.0% $44.7m $17,902
387 Michael Sgarbossa Washington Capitals Center 0.0% $2.3m $15,441
388 Oscar Dansk Calgary Flames Goaltender 0.0% $1.3m $12,513
389 Joel Armia Montreal Canadiens Right Wing 0.0% $23.3m $4,849

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.

2014-15 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 2014-15?

Shea Weber, $14,000,000 at the Montreal Canadiens. That is 1.3% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NHL players earn in total in 2014-15?

$1,077,032,833 across 389 players, an average of $2,768,722 each.

How many NHL players earned $1 million in 2014-15?

260 of the 389 paid that season.

How does 2014-15 compare with 2013-14?

2013-14 paid $872,367,908 across 345 players. 2014-15 is up 23.5% 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.

The seasons either side

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