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NHL Fortune: $68,857,448

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Steve Yzerman’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $68,857,448 (US $125,072,118 in today's dollars), ranking #89 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: May 9, 1965
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
  • Year: 1983
  • Round #1
  • Overall Pick: 4
  • By: Detroit Red Wings

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
1983-84 $110,000 $323,263
Estimated salary of $85,000 based on documented salary for 1984-85. His first season in the NHL. According to The Sporting News, also received a $25,000 bonus from the Detroit Red Wings for his "fine freshman year."
Source: HockeyZonePlus
1984-85 $85,000 $239,502
Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown
1985-86 $428,571 $1,166,150
Prior to the season, signed a seven-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for $3M.
Source: Book: Breakaway / The Washington Post
1986-87 $428,571 $1,144,446
Source: Book: Breakaway / The Washington Post
1987-88 $478,571 $1,232,862
In addition to his base salary of $428,571, he received a $50,000 bonus from the Red Wings for scoring 50 goals. (Earned $290,000 according to The Sporing News.)
Source: Book: Breakaway / The Washington Post / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey
1988-89 $428,571 $1,060,737
(Earned $385,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source: Book: Breakaway / The Washington Post
1989-90 $1,800,000 $4,249,899 2
Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for a $1.2M yearly base salary and bonuses that could increase yearly compensation to $1.8M. (Earned $700,000 according to the Canadian Press.)
Source: The Sporting News / UPI
1990-91 $1,800,000 $4,032,298 4
(Earned $1.3M according to the Hockey News and Canadian Press.)
Source: The Sporting News / UPI
1991-92 $1,800,000 $3,868,566 4
Source: The Sporting News / UPI
1992-93 $1,800,000 $3,754,704 6
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. (Earned $1.5M according to The Hockey News / La Presse.)
Source: The Sporting News / UPI
1993-94 $2,700,000 $5,470,649 4
Includes base salary and any signing bonus and deferred payments allocated to the 1993-94 season.
Source: The Hockey News
1994-95 $1,823,126 $3,600,249 11
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $3,190,470 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source: Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $3,703,803 $7,114,471 11
Source: La Presse
1996-97 $4,492,349 $8,383,236 6
Source: Guide Hockey RDS (He made $4,025,000 according to La Presse)
1997-98 $5,079,063 $9,261,411 8
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source: The Hockey News
1998-99 $4,800,000 $8,618,858 16
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source: The Hockey News
1999-00 $6,000,000 $10,542,682 13
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. (Earned $4.975M according to The Hockey News 1999-2000 Ultimate Pool Guide)
Source: The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01 $8,000,000 $13,598,142 6
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source: The Hockey News / The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01
2001-02 $7,500,000 $12,397,639 18
2002-03 $8,500,000 $13,831,165 15
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source: La Presse
2003-04 $5,849,823 $9,307,693 38
Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $1,250,000 $1,873,496 260
Source: La Presse
Career Total: US $68,857,448
(In today's dollars: US $125,072,118)

NHL Rank: 89
(In today's dollars: 33)