Here are the top 10 highest earning NHL players in 2021
Hockey is not a popular sport in terms of earnings. You either have to choose your sport wisely if you are considering you career in money making. However, some hockey players are paid in good amount to be counted as one of the richest players worldwide.
This article will tell you about the top 10 highest paid NHL players in 2021. Can you guess who is on 11th position after Andrei Vasilevskiy?
Highest Earning NHL Players
- Auston Matthews – $16m
- Mitch Marner – $15m
- Connor McDavid – $14m
- Artemi Panarin – $13m
- John Tavares – $12m
- Erik Karlsson – $12m
- Nicklas Backstrom – $12m
- Mikko Rantanen – $12m
- Sergei Bobrovsky – $12m
- Andrei Vasilevskiy – $12m
Auston Matthews is currently the highest-paid NHL player. He signed a five-year contract with Toronto last season in a deal worth $58.17 million.
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The player who comes on 11th position after Andrei Vasilevskiy is Roman Josi who is being paid $11.7 million. He is regarded as one of the most complete defencemen in the NHL.