Since the 2020-21 season, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is #1 in NHL/hockey fortunes accumulated. And that’s without knowing his salary for the first 12 years of his tenure. In 2023-24, he also became #1 in earnings in today's dollar value, which reflects the equivalent, in today's purchasing power, of past salaries. He did so by passing Jaromir Jagr, who had been the leader since 2003-04. Among players, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, and Alex Ovechkin are in the Top 3 both in plain dollars and in today's dollar value.
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 | Gary Bettman - NHL Commissioner | $176,406,174 | $229,612,836 | 1 | Never skated |
| 2 | Sidney Crosby | $152,890,244 | $196,127,425 | 3 | Active |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | $150,720,893 | $187,688,003 | 4 | Active |
| 4 | Jaromir Jagr | $139,887,488 | $224,907,811 | 2 | Waiting for a call |
| 5 | Evgeni Malkin | $132,141,373 | $164,226,725 | 7 | Active |
| 6 | Anze Kopitar | $127,369,878 | $157,015,660 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | Shea Weber | $124,405,122 | $157,803,946 | 11 | Retired |
| 8 | Jonathan Toews | $119,362,195 | $148,748,712 | 15 | Retired |
| 9 | Patrick Kane | $118,137,195 | $147,020,287 | 16 | Retired |
| 10 | Vincent Lecavalier | $117,784,615 | $162,328,574 | 8 | Retired |
| 11 | Carey Price | $113,769,512 | $136,267,258 | 23 | Retired |
| 12 | Chris Pronger | $113,235,714 | $175,133,871 | 5 | Retired |
| 13 | Ryan Suter | $112,180,389 | $140,096,548 | 18 | Active |
| 14 | Drew Doughty | $110,929,878 | $132,143,187 | 32 | Active |
| 15 | Erik Karlsson | $110,551,829 | $129,784,034 | 35 | Active |
| 16 | Joe Thornton | $110,222,561 | $153,810,546 | 13 | Retired |
| 17 | Zach Parise | $107,680,389 | $136,671,548 | 22 | Retired |
| 18 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $105,679,024 | $142,904,666 | 17 | Retired |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | $105,062,195 | $127,167,966 | 43 | Retired |
| 20 | Steven Stamkos | $104,807,927 | $127,470,432 | 42 | Retired |
| 21 | John Tavares | $103,091,463 | $122,343,685 | 48 | Active |
| 22 | Brent Burns | $102,097,707 | $125,443,535 | 44 | Active |
| 23 | Corey Perry | $101,215,659 | $127,829,969 | 40 | Active |
| 24 | Brad Richards | $100,805,951 | $138,721,903 | 19 | Retired |
| 25 | Sergei Bobrovsky | $100,776,829 | $118,256,117 | 52 | Active |
Ranking - Sorted in Today's $US Value
| Today's Dollar Value | |||||
| Rank | Player | NHL Fortune | Rank | NHL Fortune | Status |
| 1 | Gary Bettman - NHL Commissioner | $176,406,174 | 1 | $229,612,836 | Never skated |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | $139,887,488 | 4 | $224,907,811 | Waiting for a call |
| 3 | Sidney Crosby | $152,890,244 | 2 | $196,127,425 | Active |
| 4 | Alex Ovechkin | $150,720,893 | 3 | $187,688,003 | Active |
| 5 | Chris Pronger | $113,235,714 | 12 | $175,133,871 | Retired |
| 6 | Sergei Fedorov | $97,783,399 | 30 | $166,216,093 | Retired |
| 7 | Evgeni Malkin | $132,141,373 | 5 | $164,226,725 | Active |
| 8 | Vincent Lecavalier | $117,784,615 | 10 | $162,328,574 | Retired |
| 9 | Joe Sakic | $94,045,190 | 40 | $161,409,834 | Retired |
| 10 | Nicklas Lidstrom | $100,318,571 | 27 | $160,097,639 | Retired |
| 11 | Shea Weber | $124,405,122 | 7 | $157,803,946 | Retired |
| 12 | Anze Kopitar | $127,369,878 | 6 | $157,015,660 | Active |
| 13 | Joe Thornton | $110,222,561 | 16 | $153,810,546 | Retired |
| 14 | Paul Kariya | $88,453,571 | 46 | $149,969,238 | Retired |
| 15 | Jonathan Toews | $119,362,195 | 8 | $148,748,712 | Retired |
| 16 | Patrick Kane | $118,137,195 | 9 | $147,020,287 | Retired |
| 17 | Ilya Kovalchuk | $105,679,024 | 18 | $142,904,666 | Retired |
| 18 | Ryan Suter | $112,180,389 | 13 | $140,096,548 | Active |
| 19 | Brad Richards | $100,805,951 | 24 | $138,721,903 | Retired |
| 20 | Zdeno Chara | $100,413,695 | 26 | $138,475,937 | Retired |
| 21 | Jarome Iginla | $95,122,561 | 36 | $138,330,284 | Retired |
| 22 | Zach Parise | $107,680,389 | 17 | $136,671,548 | Retired |
| 23 | Carey Price | $113,769,512 | 11 | $136,267,258 | Retired |
| 24 | Keith Tkachuk | $80,190,946 | 62 | $136,002,326 | Retired |
| 25 | Mats Sundin | $80,382,393 | 61 | $135,324,841 | Retired |
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