In 2019-20, Sidney Crosby finally passed Jaromir Jagr in the Top 25 NHL fortunes accumulated since 1989. But Jagr is still 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 | Sidney Crosby | $119,740,244 | $131,614,869 | 5 | Active |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | $118,198,372 | $164,386,368 | 1 | Waiting for a call |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | $113,220,893 | $124,601,714 | 7 | Active |
| 4 | Joe Thornton | $108,778,561 | $128,748,415 | 6 | Active |
| 5 | Chris Pronger | $108,750,348 | $142,561,347 | 2 | Retired |
| 6 | Shea Weber | $108,405,122 | $118,162,768 | 8 | Active |
| 7 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $100,318,571 | $135,481,145 | 4 | Retired |
| 8 | Evgeni Malkin | $99,720,893 | $108,960,333 | 20 | Active |
| 9 | Zdeno Chara | $98,868,695 | $115,571,880 | 10 | Active |
| 10 | Anze Kopitar | $97,369,878 | $105,073,973 | 26 | Active |
| 11 | Henrik Lundqvist | $97,283,390 | $107,613,071 | 22 | Active |
| 12 | Rick Nash | $96,818,780 | $109,944,858 | 18 | Retired |
| 13 | Zach Parise | $94,930,390 | $103,267,180 | 29 | Active |
| 14 | Patrick Marleau | $94,134,024 | $109,546,485 | 19 | Active |
| 15 | Joe Sakic | $94,045,190 | $136,547,678 | 3 | Retired |
| 16 | Marian Hossa | $93,874,390 | $111,419,317 | 17 | Retired |
| 17 | Roberto Luongo | $93,130,646 | $108,014,709 | 21 | Retired |
| 18 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $92,529,024 | $106,189,803 | 25 | Active |
| 19 | Ryan Suter | $91,380,390 | $99,175,419 | 33 | Active |
| 20 | Jarome Iginla | $90,922,561 | $112,474,551 | 16 | Retired |
| 21 | Marian Gaborik | $90,344,244 | $103,667,735 | 28 | Retired |
| 22 | Vincent Lecavalier | $88,903,659 | $107,147,568 | 23 | Retired |
| 23 | Patrick Kane | $88,837,195 | $95,678,561 | 37 | Active |
| 24 | Jason Spezza | $88,177,927 | $99,901,237 | 32 | Active |
| 25 | Ryan Getzlaf | $86,303,966 | $94,084,935 | 38 | Active |
Ranking - Sorted in Today's $US Value
| Today's Dollar Value | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Fortune | Rank | NHL Fortune | Status |
| 1 | Jaromir Jagr | $118,198,372 | 2 | $164,386,368 | Waiting for a call |
| 2 | Chris Pronger | $108,750,348 | 5 | $142,561,347 | Retired |
| 3 | Joe Sakic | $94,045,190 | 15 | $136,547,678 | Retired |
| 4 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $100,318,571 | 7 | $135,481,145 | Retired |
| 5 | Sidney Crosby | $119,740,244 | 1 | $131,614,869 | Active |
| 6 | Joe Thornton | $108,778,561 | 4 | $128,748,415 | Active |
| 7 | Alex Ovechkin | $113,220,893 | 3 | $124,601,714 | Active |
| 8 | Shea Weber | $108,405,122 | 6 | $118,162,768 | Active |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | $82,661,886 | 28 | $117,308,414 | Retired |
| 10 | Zdeno Chara | $98,868,695 | 9 | $115,571,880 | Active |
| 11 | Keith Tkachuk | $80,190,946 | 36 | $115,138,025 | Retired |
| 12 | Mats Sundin | $80,382,229 | 33 | $114,533,360 | Retired |
| 13 | Rob Blake | $80,474,696 | 32 | $113,813,893 | Retired |
| 14 | Peter Forsberg | $77,103,116 | 41 | $112,791,786 | Retired |
| 15 | Mike Modano | $77,164,489 | 40 | $112,499,285 | Retired |
| 16 | Jarome Iginla | $90,922,561 | 20 | $112,474,551 | Retired |
| 17 | Marian Hossa | $93,874,390 | 16 | $111,419,317 | Retired |
| 18 | Rick Nash | $96,818,780 | 12 | $109,944,858 | Retired |
| 19 | Patrick Marleau | $94,134,024 | 14 | $109,546,485 | Active |
| 20 | Evgeni Malkin | $99,720,893 | 8 | $108,960,333 | Active |
| 21 | Roberto Luongo | $93,130,646 | 17 | $108,014,709 | Retired |
| 22 | Henrik Lundqvist | $97,283,390 | 11 | $107,613,071 | Active |
| 23 | Vincent Lecavalier | $88,903,659 | 22 | $107,147,568 | Retired |
| 24 | Martin Brodeur | $80,318,281 | 34 | $106,951,348 | Retired |
| 25 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $92,529,024 | 18 | $106,189,803 | Active |
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