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NHL Fortune: $23,213,540

Description

Brent Sopel’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $23,213,540 (US $32,306,773 in today's dollars), ranking #640 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: January 7, 1977
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
  • Year: 1995
  • Round #6
  • Overall Pick: 144
  • By: Vancouver Canucks

Did you know that Gary Bettman has accumulated the largest NHL fortune with $167M?

Salary History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Salary
(US$)
In today's
US$
NHL
Rank
1996-97 $278,540 $519,787 879
Contract in Canadian currency: $380,000.
2000-01 $375,000 $637,413 719
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source: The Hockey News
2001-02 $475,000 $785,184 653
2002-03 $550,000 $894,958 599
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source: La Presse
2003-04 $875,000 $1,392,218 450
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $2,400,000 $3,597,112 116
Source: La Presse
2006-07 $2,400,000 $3,484,697 163
Source: NHLPA
2007-08 $1,360,000 $1,919,900 316
Source: NHLPA
2008-09 $2,500,000 $3,398,746 231
Source: NHLPA
2009-10 $2,500,000 $3,410,786 243
Source: NHLPA
2010-11 $2,000,000 $2,684,582 290
Source: NHLPA
2011-12 $2,500,000 $3,253,090 281
Estimated salary with Novokuznetsk Metallurg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He said that his salary was better than what he ever got in the NHL.
Source: Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
2012-13 $2,500,000 $3,187,204 123
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $4,270,834 was prorated for the 48-game season. Estimated salary with Novokuznetsk Metallurg and Ufa Salavat Yulayev in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He said that his salary was better than what he ever got in the NHL.
Source: Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
2013-14 $2,500,000 $3,141,097 315
Estimated salary with Ufa Salavat Yulayev in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He said that his salary was better than what he ever got in the NHL. Assording to sports.ru, his base salary was $1.3M. Might have also earned bonuses.
Source: Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
Career Total: US $23,213,540
(In today's dollars: US $32,306,773)

NHL Rank: 640
(In today's dollars: 614)