Jaromir Jagr is still #1 in the Top 25 NHL/hockey total earnings since 1989 and it's not going to change for a few more years. He's also ranked #1 in today's dollar value which reflects the equivalent, in today's purchasing power, of players' past salaries. Figures shown represent NHL earnings; investment results may vary - ask Sergei Fedorov and Mike Modano. How is your 401k/RSSP doing?
Ranking - Sorted in $US
| Today's Dollar Value | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Fortune | NHL Fortune | Rank | Status |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $139,198,863 | $188,905,966 | 1 | Waiting for a call |
| 2 | Sidney Crosby | $119,740,244 | $131,577,164 | 5 | Active |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | $113,220,893 | $124,558,056 | 7 | Active |
| 4 | Gary Bettman | $110,302,074 | $121,528,037 | 8 | Can't skate |
| 5 | Joe Thornton | $108,778,561 | $128,452,721 | 6 | Active |
| 6 | Chris Pronger | $108,750,348 | $142,284,106 | 2 | Retired |
| 7 | Shea Weber | $108,405,122 | $118,162,768 | 9 | Active |
| 8 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $101,429,024 | $116,437,158 | 11 | Active |
| 9 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $100,318,571 | $135,144,020 | 4 | Retired |
| 10 | Evgeni Malkin | $99,720,893 | $108,960,333 | 23 | Active |
| 11 | Zdeno Chara | $98,868,695 | $115,406,689 | 12 | Active |
| 12 | Henrik Lundqvist | $98,283,390 | $108,576,830 | 26 | Active |
| 13 | Anze Kopitar | $97,369,878 | $105,073,973 | 28 | Active |
| 14 | Rick Nash | $96,818,780 | $109,789,604 | 21 | Retired |
| 15 | Zach Parise | $94,930,390 | $103,235,996 | 31 | Active |
| 16 | Patrick Kane | $94,837,195 | $101,678,561 | 32 | Active |
| 17 | Jonathan Toews | $94,762,195 | $101,588,231 | 33 | Active |
| 18 | Patrick Marleau | $94,134,024 | $109,369,051 | 22 | Active |
| 19 | Joe Sakic | $94,045,190 | $136,252,038 | 3 | Retired |
| 20 | Marian Hossa | $93,874,390 | $111,197,524 | 20 | Retired |
| 21 | Roberto Luongo | $93,130,646 | $107,872,762 | 27 | Retired |
| 22 | Ryan Suter | $91,380,390 | $99,133,615 | 37 | Active |
| 23 | Jarome Iginla | $90,922,561 | $112,164,042 | 19 | Retired |
| 24 | Vincent Lecavalier | $90,403,659 | $108,911,857 | 24 | Retired |
| 25 | Marian Gaborik | $90,344,244 | $103,548,899 | 30 | Retired |
Ranking - Sorted in Today's $US Value
| Today's Dollar Value | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Fortune | Rank | NHL Fortune | Status |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $139,198,863 | 1 | $188,905,966 | Still waiting for a call |
| 2 | Chris Pronger | $108,750,348 | 6 | $142,284,106 | Retired |
| 3 | Joe Sakic | $94,045,190 | 19 | $136,252,038 | Retired |
| 4 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $100,318,571 | 9 | $135,144,020 | Retired |
| 5 | Sidney Crosby | $119,740,244 | 2 | $131,577,164 | Active |
| 6 | Joe Thornton | $108,778,561 | 5 | $128,452,721 | Active |
| 7 | Alex Ovechkin | $113,220,893 | 3 | $124,558,056 | Active |
| 8 | Gary Bettman | $110,302,074 | 4 | $121,528,037 | Nope, never skated |
| 9 | Shea Weber | $108,405,122 | 7 | $118,162,768 | Active |
| 10 | Paul Kariya | $82,661,886 | 30 | $117,108,801 | Retired |
| 11 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $101,429,024 | 8 | $116,437,158 | Active |
| 12 | Zdeno Chara | $98,868,695 | 11 | $115,406,689 | Active |
| 13 | Keith Tkachuk | $80,190,946 | 39 | $114,800,901 | Retired |
| 14 | Mats Sundin | $80,382,393 | 37 | $114,230,206 | Retired |
| 15 | Sergei Fedorov | $80,223,399 | 38 | $113,905,835 | Retired |
| 16 | Rob Blake | $80,474,196 | 36 | $113,530,806 | Retired |
| 17 | Peter Forsberg | $77,103,116 | 44 | $112,536,725 | Retired |
| 18 | Mike Modano | $77,164,489 | 43 | $112,310,761 | Retired |
| 19 | Jarome Iginla | $90,922,561 | 23 | $112,164,042 | Retired |
| 20 | Marian Hossa | $93,874,390 | 20 | $111,197,524 | Retired |
| 21 | Rick Nash | $96,818,780 | 14 | $109,789,604 | Retired |
| 22 | Patrick Marleau | $94,134,024 | 18 | $109,369,051 | Active |
| 23 | Evgeni Malkin | $99,720,893 | 10 | $108,960,333 | Active |
| 24 | Vincent Lecavalier | $90,403,659 | 24 | $108,911,857 | Retired |
| 25 | Martin Brodeur | $81,523,224 | 33 | $108,625,203 | Retired |
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