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NHL Fortune: $54,701,098

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Saku Koivu’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $54,701,098 (US $92,112,313 in today's dollars), ranking #237 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: Finland
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Saku Koivu
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1995-96 $1,650,000 $3,489,926 72
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $1,675,000 $3,441,839 88
Source(s): Guide Hockey RDS (Made $1,650,000 according to La Presse)
1997-98 $750,000 $1,505,887 309
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $3,000,000 $5,931,538 52
Ten days after training camp opening, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $10.3M. Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1999-00 $3,300,000 $6,384,860 54
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01 $3,300,000 $6,176,481 61
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. On July 7, 2000, signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $3.3M.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2001-02 $3,300,000 $6,006,608 74
2002-03 $3,300,000 $5,912,775 95
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
2003-04 $4,250,000 $7,446,048 69
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $3,420,000 $5,644,252 70
In February 2006, signed a three-year contract extension, starting in 2006-07, for $14M.
Source(s): La Presse / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
2006-07 $4,750,000 $7,594,251 44
Source(s): NHLPA
2007-08 $4,750,000 $7,383,645 63
Source(s): NHLPA
2008-09 $4,750,000 $7,110,660 83
Source(s): NHLPA
2009-10 $3,250,000 $4,882,423 195
Source(s): NHLPA
2010-11 $2,500,000 $3,695,084 250
Source(s): NHLPA
2011-12 $2,500,000 $3,582,066 281
Source(s): NHLPA
2012-13 $1,756,098 $2,465,222 238
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $3,000,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): NHLPA
2013-14 $2,500,000 $3,458,748 317
Source(s): NHLPA
Career Total: US $54,701,098
(In today's dollars: US $92,112,313)

NHL Rank: 237
(In today's dollars: 147)