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Hockey Fortune: $23,213,540

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Brent Sopel’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $23,213,540 (US $34,701,911 in today's dollars), ranking #730 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: January 7, 1977
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Brent Sopel
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1996-97 $278,540 $558,323 816
Amount in Canadian currency: $380,000 .
2000-01 $375,000 $684,669 720
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2001-02 $475,000 $843,395 653
2002-03 $550,000 $961,308 599
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
2003-04 $875,000 $1,495,434 450
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $2,400,000 $3,863,792 116
Source(s): La Presse
2006-07 $2,400,000 $3,743,043 163
Source(s): NHLPA
2007-08 $1,360,000 $2,062,236 316
Source(s): NHLPA
2008-09 $2,500,000 $3,650,720 231
Source(s): NHLPA
2009-10 $2,500,000 $3,663,652 243
Source(s): NHLPA
2010-11 $2,000,000 $2,883,610 290
Source(s): NHLPA
2011-12 $2,500,000 $3,494,265 280
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(s): Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
2012-13 $2,500,000 $3,423,494 123
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(s): Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
2013-14 $2,500,000 $3,373,970 316
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(s): Brent Sopel on the Spittin' Chiclet Podcast
Career Total: US $23,213,540
(In today's dollars: US $34,701,911 )

NHL Rank: 730
(In today's dollars: 688)