Saku Koivu
NHL/Hockey Fortune:
$55,626,098
Description
Saku Koivu’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $55,626,098 (US $97,496,223 in today's dollars), ranking #257 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Country of birth: FinlandPosition: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1993
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 21
- By: Montreal Canadiens
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| Salary History - Saku Koivu All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank | |
| 1995-96 | $1,650,000 | $3,620,948 | 73 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | ||||
| 1996-97 | $1,650,000 | $3,517,756 | 89 | |
| One-way contract. (Earned US $1,675,000 according to Guide Hockey RDS.) | ||||
| Source(s): La Presse / The Gazette | ||||
| 1997-98 | $1,700,000 | $3,541,490 | 111 | |
| One-way contract. Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. (Earned US $750,000 according to The Hockey News.) | ||||
| Source(s): The Gazette | ||||
| 1998-99 | $3,000,000 | $6,154,224 | 52 | |
| Ten days after training camp opening, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $10.3M. Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | ||||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens | ||||
| 1999-00 | $3,300,000 | $6,624,565 | 55 | |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | ||||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster | ||||
| 2000-01 | $3,300,000 | $6,408,362 | 61 | |
| Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. On July 7, 2000, signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $3.3M. | ||||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | ||||
| 2001-02 | $3,300,000 | $6,232,112 | 76 | |
| 2002-03 | $3,300,000 | $6,134,757 | 98 | |
| Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments. | ||||
| Source(s): La Presse | ||||
| 2003-04 | $4,250,000 | $7,725,593 | 70 | |
| 2004-05 | NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid. | |||
| 2005-06 | $3,420,000 | $5,856,152 | 71 | |
| In February 2006, signed a three-year contract extension, starting in 2006-07, for $14M. | ||||
| Source(s): La Presse / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens | ||||
| 2006-07 | $4,750,000 | $7,594,251 | 45 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2007-08 | $4,750,000 | $7,660,847 | 64 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2008-09 | $4,750,000 | $7,377,613 | 83 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2009-10 | $3,250,000 | $4,882,423 | 195 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2010-11 | $2,500,000 | $3,833,807 | 253 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2011-12 | $2,500,000 | $3,716,547 | 282 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2012-13 | $1,756,098 | $2,465,222 | 238 | |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $3,000,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | ||||
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
| 2013-14 | $2,500,000 | $3,588,599 | 317 | |
| Source(s): NHLPA | ||||
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Career Total: US $55,626,098 (In today's dollars: US $97,496,223) NHL Rank: 257 (In today's dollars: 146) |
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