Know about the highest paid players in the NHL for 2021 ahead of the expansion draft based on their salary and net worth
Unlike other games, NHL is something that doesn’t get the utmost amount of limelight because of the lack of broadcasting contracts. NHL has managed to provide numerous hockey players with a wealthy lifestyle, NHL’s Highest-Paid Players 2021 were showcased recently last week.
Highest Paid Players Of NHL, Their Net Worth And Salary 2021
1- Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Earnings- $16 million
Salary- $13 million
Endorsements- $3 million
Auston Matthews is presently 23 years old and became one of the top investors last fall in a $3.5 million funding round for the Swedish hockey company Marsblade. Marsblade’s foremost product is a rollerblade. NHLers Nicklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg also invested in the same.
2- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Total Earnings- $15.2 million
Salary- $10.7 million
Endorsements- $4.5 million
Conor is in the third year of his eight-year, $100 million contract. He became a part of his present team back in the year 2017.
3- Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Earnings- $15 million
Salary- $12.3 million
Endorsements- $2.7 million
Mitch has a huge roster of endorsement partners such as CIBC, Land Rover, Red Bull, Amazon Canada, and Intact Insurance.
4- Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Total Earnings- $13.2 million
Salary- $8.2 million
Endorsements- $5 million
Ovechkin is in the final year of the historic 13-year contract of $124 million. He signed this pricey contract in the year 2008.
5- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Total Earnings- $12.4 million
Salary- $7.9 million
Endorsements- $4.5 million
Sid the Kid has fixed partnerships with CCM, Adidas, Tim Hottin’s, and Gatorade. He has made more money by endorsing than playing actually.
6- Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers
Total Earnings- $11.2 million
Salary- $10.7 million
Endorsements- $500,000
Panarin shined in his first year in New York after signing a seven-year, $81.5 million deal in the free agency. Panarin’s 1.38 points per game were fourth-highest in the Ranger’s history.
7- John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
Total Earnings- $11 million
Salary- $9.8 million
Endorsements- $1.2 million
The Leafs named Tavares the 25th captain in team history just ahead of the 2019-20 seasons. Tavares invented his namesake foundation last year to arrange wellness and comprehensive support for kids who want to take sports as a career.
8- Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks
Total Earnings- $10.4 million
Salary- $9.8 million
Endorsements- $600,000
Swede has won the Norris Trophy back to back, honored yearly as the NHL’s top defenseman. Karlsson’s blue-chip partners are Apple, Rogers Communications, American Express, and Warriors Sports.
9- Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
Total Earnings- $10.3 million
Salary- $9.8 million
Endorsements- $500,000
The Capitals sealed up their authority center in January, in the year 2020 with a five-year plan for $46 million. Nicklas’s 927 career points helped him to start the 2021 season as the second most authorized one in history.
10- Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Total Earnings- $10.1 million
Salary- $9.8 million
Endorsements- $250,000
Andrei signed an eight-year $76 million adjunct in the July of the year 2019 after he won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s leading goaltender.
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