HockeyZonePlus - Salary History - Vincent Lecavalier

NHL/Hockey Fortune: $123,070,330

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Vincent Lecavalier’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $123,070,330 (US $184,668,793 in today's dollars), ranking #13 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:

Year: 1998
Round #1
Overall Pick: 1
By: Tampa Bay Lightning

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Salary History - Vincent Lecavalier All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season	Earnings (US$)	In today's US$	Rank
1998-99	$975,000	$2,000,123	260
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1999-00	$975,000	$1,957,258	289
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01	$975,000	$1,893,380	318
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01
2001-02	$1,500,000	$2,832,778	235
2002-03	$2,000,000	$3,718,034	200
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
2003-04	$2,625,000	$4,771,689	161
2004-05	NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2004-05	$1,500,000	$2,655,654	7
With Kazan Ak-Bars of the Russian Superleague to play from late November to the end of the season. He was scheduled to earn $2.6M in the NHL (according to the Monthly Labor Review - Bureau of Labor Statistics, he was scheduled to earn $4.4M in the NHL)
Source(s): Sports Illustrated / Monthly Labor Review - Bureau of Labor Statistics / Book: Lockouts and Work Stoppages in Professional Sports
2005-06	$6,000,000	$10,273,952	18
In August 2005, signed a four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning for $27.5M.
Source(s): TSN / La Presse
2006-07	$7,166,667	$11,457,993	9
Source(s): NHLPA
2007-08	$7,166,667	$11,558,471	12
Source(s): NHLPA
2008-09	$7,166,666	$11,131,134	22
On July 12, 2008, signed a eleven-year contract extension, starting in 2009-10, with the Tampa Bay Lightning for $85M: $10M/season in salary and bonuses from 2009-10 to 2015-16; $8.5M in 2016-2017; $4M in 2017-2018, $1.5M in 2018-2019; $1M in 2019-2020.
Source(s): NHLPA / TSN
2009-10	$10,000,000	$15,022,840	1
Source(s): NHLPA
2010-11	$10,000,000	$15,335,229	1
Source(s): NHLPA
2011-12	$10,000,000	$14,866,187	2
Source(s): NHLPA
2012-13	$5,853,659	$8,217,406	12
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $10,000,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
After the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out the 7 years left on his contract. Per the NHL compliance buyout rule, two-thirds of the $49M remaining on the contract had to be paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. Due to the structure of his contract and signing bonus, his $32,666,667 buyout was to be paid in equal yearly payment of $1,761,905 over the following 14 seasons, ending with the 2026-27, plus an additional $2,666,667 to be paid each year from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Source(s): NHLPA / TSN
2013-14	$10,428,572	$14,969,585	5
On July 2, 2013, as a free agent, signed a five-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $22.5M. Earned a salary of $6M plus the $4,428,572 payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): NHLPA / RDS / TSN
2014-15	$10,428,572	$14,730,567	7
Earned a salary of $6M plus the $4,428,572 payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): NHLPA / TSN
2015-16	$8,928,572	$12,596,888	17
During the season, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. One stipulation of the trade was that he would voluntary retire after the season. Never played pro-hockey again after the season. Earned a salary of $4.5M plus the $4,428,572 payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): NHLPA / TSN
2016-17	$1,761,905	$2,454,819	406
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2017-18	$1,761,905	$2,403,643	399
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2018-19	$1,761,905	$2,346,307	464
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2019-20	$1,761,905	$2,304,549	463
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2020-21	$1,761,905	$2,276,588	446
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NHL played a 56-game season instead of 82. Base salaries were not pro-rated but 10% of $1,761,905 was deferred and payable in three yearly payments, starting in October 2022, without interests. Escrow for the season was increased to 20% and performance bonuses were pro-rated (amounts and targets to reach).
2021-22	$1,761,905	$2,174,100	459
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2022-23	$1,761,905	$2,012,918	484
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2023-24	$1,761,905	$1,933,643	491
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2024-25	$1,761,905	$1,878,167	491
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2025-26	$1,761,905	$1,830,323	497
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
2026-27	$1,761,905	$1,761,905	492
Payment from the Tampa Bay Lightning from the contract buyout after the 2012-13 season.
Source(s): TSN
Career Total: US $123,070,330 (In today's dollars: US $184,668,793) NHL Rank: 13 (In today's dollars: 8)