Top 25
Jaromir Jagr is still #1 in the Top 25 NHL/hockey fortunes accumulated since 1989 both in dollars earned and when accounting for today's dollar value. How is your 401k/RSSP doing?
Montreal won the Stanley Cup while Guy Lafleur had the most goals and points with Bryan Trottier following in total points and Mike Bossy as the second goal-scorer with 53. Bobby Orr missed the whole season with an injury.
Mario Lemieux had the highest NHL base salary but Wayne Gretzky led the NHL with 142 points and, by far, had more lucrative endorsement deals. They were the only 2 NHLers making over a million a year in base salary.
Mario Lemieux, who missed most of the season, won his first Stanley Cup while falling behind Wayne Gretzky as the best-paid NHLer. 7 players were now making more than a million per season, up from 2 the previous year.
Wayne Gretzky is still the best-paid NHLer but his LA Kings are eliminated in the first round while Mario Lemieux wins a second Stanley Cup in a row. There are now 16 NHLers making more than $1M per season.
Rookie Eric Lindros is the best-paid NHLer while Teemu Selanne wins the Calder Trophy and breaks the rookie scoring record with 76 goals.For the first time, everybody in the Top 25 NHL salaries is making over $1M.
For the second year in a row, and the last Eric Lindros is the best-paid NHLer. Wayne Gretzky and Pavel Bure respectively lead the league with points and goals, and the Rangers win the Stanley Cup. 12 NHLers now earn over $2M.
In this lockout year, a 48-game season ends up being played and New Jersey wins the Cup. Jagr and Lindros have the most points, with 70, while top-paid Gretzky gets only 48. Rookie Paul Kariya is the 13th best-paid NHLer.
This is the first season that some NHLers were paid over $4M/year, with 8 players in that category, although some would have in 1994-95 without a lockout. Colorado, with Patrick Roy as goalie, won the Stanley Cup. Mario Lemieux led the NHL in goals and points.