Sure, we know about cap hits and Average Annual Values (AAV) but what about what Bryan Trottier earned? Gordie Howe, Vaclav Nedomansky, Peter Stastny? HockeyZonePlus tracks over $47.7 billions of hockey/NHL salaries for 6,000+ players, going back to 1904! The HockeyZonePlus salary history / net worth / earnings database provides information -- including salaries, yearly pay increases / decreases, rankings, career earnings, and values in today's dollars -- for players, coaches and general managers since 1989 when salaries started to be disclosed. A constantly growing number of prehistoric (pre-1989) salaries are included with updates and new players added weekly based on continuous research. To find a player, coach or GM, type his last name in the HZP search box at the top.

25-Year Evolution of Hockey Career Earnings

Interesting animated bar chart race showing that 36 players and 1 commissioner appeared, from 1995 to 2020, in the yearly Top Ten NHL/hockey career earnings with Jaromir Jagr standing as #1 in total hockey earnings since 2002-03. How is your 401k/RSSP doing?

Evolution & Rankings

Gary Bettman Ranks #1 in NHL Fortunes Accumulated

Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner since 1993, has accumulated the largest NHL fortune with over $US 150 million, ahead of Jagr, Crosby, Ovechkin and... Shea Weber! On the other hand, Jaromir Jagr remains ranked #1 in today's dollar value which reflects the equivalent, in today's purchasing power, of accumulated past salaries. As points of comparison, John Ziegler earned $225,000/year in the late 70s; Red Dutton earned $13,505 in 1943; and Frank Calder earned $1,080 in 1922.

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Nearly 50% of Jacques Demers’ Hockey Fortune Earned with Guaranteed Contracts While Not Coaching

Jacques Demers earned around $US 7.6M throughout his career as coach, assistant-coach and general manager for 21 seasons. Interestingly enough, nearly half of it, $US 3.7M, was paid while he was actually not coaching, after being fired, thanks to guaranteed contracts.

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Salary Determinants of NHL Defensemen: A Quantile Regression Approach

In his thesis, the author looks at how defensemen’s salaries are affected by experience and the way they play with regards to offensive vs. defensive, physical vs. finesse. He uses a quantile regression approach that looks at 235 NHL defensemen in 2010-11.

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Prehistoric Salaries

The HockeyZonePlus salary history database has information for some players who played before 1989, when NHL salaries became public. This list is growing so come back often or follow-us on social media for announcements of additions.

See list of Pre-1989 Salaries