Who is the Current Highest Paid NHL Player?
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The current highest paid NHL player is Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. He has a base salary of $10.9 million with a signing bonus of $4 million. Crosby’s total compensation for the 2017-2018 season is $15 million.
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby is the current highest paid NHL player. He is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has won the Stanley Cup three times with the Penguins.
His Salary
The following is a list of the 20 highest-paid NHL players for the 2019–20 season, according to The Athletic:
1. Connor McDavid: $15 million
2. John Tavares: $11 million
3. Carey Price: $10.5 million
4. Evgeni Malkin: $9.5 million
5. Patrick Kane: $10 million
6. Jack Eichel: $10 million
7. Jonathan Toews: $9.8 million
8. Auston Matthews: $9.742 million
9-tie) Leon Draisaitl, Nazem Kadri, Tuukka Rask, and Mark Scheifele: $9 million
His Endorsements
Nike
In 2017, Crosby signed a lifetime deal with Nike. The deal is one of the richest in the history of the NHL, and is worth an estimated $10 to $20 million.
CCM
In 2007, Crosby signed an endorsement deal with CCM, and has since been one of the company’s flagship athletes. His current endorsement deal is worth an estimated $1 million per year.
Gatorade
In 2009, Crosby signed a deal with Gatorade believed to be worth $1.4 million per year.
Coca-Cola
In 2010, Crosby signed a deal with Coca-Cola believed to be worth $1.8 million per year.
Jonathan Toews
His Salary
As of September 2019, the Chicago Blackhawks have committed $84 million in salary cap space to Toews over the next eight seasons. That comes out to an average annual value (AAV) of $10.5 million, which makes him the highest-paid player in the NHL.
Toews’ $84 million contract is also the second-largest in Blackhawks’ history, behind only Patrick Kane’s eight-year, $84 million extension that he signed in 2015.
Toews’ new contract comes with a full no-movement clause (NMC), meaning he can’t be traded or waived without his consent.
His Endorsements
In addition to his salary from the Blackhawks, Toews also has numerous endorsement deals. He is currently an ambassador for Adidas, Upper Deck, and Rawlings. He has previously been endorsed by Old Navy, Koss headphones, and Gatorade. In 2013, Toews was ranked the seventh-most marketable athlete in the world by SportsPro. In 2009, he was ranked the third most-likeable athlete in North America by Nielsen.
Patrick Kane
As of September 2020, the highest-paid player in the NHL is Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane. He has an annual salary cap hit of $10.5 million. Kane is followed by Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin, who has a $10 million salary cap hit.
His Salary
As of September 2020, the current highest-paid NHL player is Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, who has an annual salary cap hit of $10.5 million. Kane signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Blackhawks in 2014. His contract has a full no-trade clause and a limited no-movement clause.
His Endorsements
Kane has numerous endorsement deals, most notably with Bauer Hockey, red Bull, and Stuart Weitzman. He also has a clothing line called 88 KANE which is sold exclusively at Macy’s. In May 2014, Kane signed a multi-year partnership with American Express. In December 2014, Kane was announced as the global ambassador for Monster Energy. As part of the deal, Kane will make appearances and host events on behalf of the company.
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is currently the highest paid NHL player. He is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2020–21 season, Ovechkin will earn $15.8 million in salary from the Capitals. He has a 13-year, $124 million contract with the team.
His Salary
As of the 2019-2020 NHL season, the highest paid player in the league is Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, with an annual salary of $12.5 million. Ovechkin has been with the Capitals since he was drafted by the team in 2004, and has helped lead them to 3 Stanley Cup Finals appearances, winning the championship in 2018. He is a 6-time recipient of the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the league’s leading goal scorer, and has won 3 Hart Trophies as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player.
His Endorsements
In addition to his contract with the Capitals, Ovechkin has numerous endorsement deals. He currently has contract deals with Adidas, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Upper Deck and Powerade. He also has previously had deals with Nike, Gillette and Muzik headphones. In December 2010 he signed a deal to appear in promoting Lowe’s home improvement stores in the Washington D.C. area.
Ovechkin was one of the first NHL players to sign a deal with Bauer Hockey to endorse their new Vapor line of hockey sticks and equipment in 2008. The Vapor X60 was released in 2009 and used by Ovechkin during the 2009-10 season.
Carey Price
Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the current highest paid NHL player and has won many awards throughout his career.
His Salary
As of the 2019-20 season, Price is the highest-paid goalie and the fourth highest-paid player in the NHL, with a salary of $10.5 million. He is also the only player in the league with a no-trade clause.
His Endorsements
Price has done numerous endorsements in his career. He is currently a spokesperson for BODY Armoursports drink, as well as Bauer Hockey, and he has previously been endorsed by Gatorade, Reebok and Cisco. In 2013, he teamed up with Canadian Tire to promote Jumpstart, a program which helps children from financially disadvantaged families participate in organized sports.
