<Table> Top 20 NHL salary - earners from 1989 -- 90 to 2007 -- 08 <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player name </Th> <Th> Salary ( USD ) </Th> <Th> Years active </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jaromir Jagr </Td> <Td> $ 99,874,893 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) ( 2011 - 12 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicklas Lidstrom </Td> <Td> $ 94,065,000 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2011 - 12 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joe Sakic </Td> <Td> $ 87,174,047 </Td> <Td> 20 ( 1988 -- 89 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mats Sundin </Td> <Td> $ 74,042,632 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Keith Tkachuk </Td> <Td> $ 73,848,674 </Td> <Td> 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2009 - 10 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Rob Blake </Td> <Td> $ 73,067,982 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2009 - 10 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Paul Kariya </Td> <Td> $ 70,686,100 </Td> <Td> 14 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Peter Forsberg </Td> <Td> $ 70,405,214 </Td> <Td> 12 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2007 -- 08 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Mike Modano </Td> <Td> $ 70,087,650 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Chris Pronger </Td> <Td> $ 66,200,500 </Td> <Td> 15 ( 1993 -- 94 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Steve Yzerman </Td> <Td> $ 64,672,616 </Td> <Td> 22 ( 1983 -- 84 -- 2005 -- 06 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Sergei Fedorov </Td> <Td> $ 61,519,036 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Brian Leetch </Td> <Td> $ 59,501,250 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2005 -- 06 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Mark Messier </Td> <Td> $ 58,958,639 </Td> <Td> 25 ( 1979 -- 80 -- 2003 -- 04 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Brendan Shanahan </Td> <Td> $ 58,615,000 </Td> <Td> 21 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Teemu Selanne </Td> <Td> $ 57,857,790 </Td> <Td> 16 ( 1992 -- 93 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Patrick Roy </Td> <Td> $ 56,771,988 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1984 -- 85 -- 2002 -- 03 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Pavel Bure </Td> <Td> $ 56,369,794 </Td> <Td> 12 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2002 -- 03 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Doug Weight </Td> <Td> $ 54,354,775 </Td> <Td> 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Dominik Hasek </Td> <Td> $ 54,152,300 </Td> <Td> 16 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Top 20 NHL salary - earners from 1989 -- 90 to 2007 -- 08 <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player name </Th> <Th> Salary ( USD ) </Th> <Th> Years active </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jaromir Jagr </Td> <Td> $ 99,874,893 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) ( 2011 - 12 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicklas Lidstrom </Td> <Td> $ 94,065,000 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2011 - 12 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joe Sakic </Td> <Td> $ 87,174,047 </Td> <Td> 20 ( 1988 -- 89 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mats Sundin </Td> <Td> $ 74,042,632 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Keith Tkachuk </Td> <Td> $ 73,848,674 </Td> <Td> 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2009 - 10 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Rob Blake </Td> <Td> $ 73,067,982 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2009 - 10 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Paul Kariya </Td> <Td> $ 70,686,100 </Td> <Td> 14 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Peter Forsberg </Td> <Td> $ 70,405,214 </Td> <Td> 12 ( 1994 -- 95 -- 2007 -- 08 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Mike Modano </Td> <Td> $ 70,087,650 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1989 -- 90 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Chris Pronger </Td> <Td> $ 66,200,500 </Td> <Td> 15 ( 1993 -- 94 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Steve Yzerman </Td> <Td> $ 64,672,616 </Td> <Td> 22 ( 1983 -- 84 -- 2005 -- 06 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Sergei Fedorov </Td> <Td> $ 61,519,036 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Brian Leetch </Td> <Td> $ 59,501,250 </Td> <Td> 18 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2005 -- 06 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Mark Messier </Td> <Td> $ 58,958,639 </Td> <Td> 25 ( 1979 -- 80 -- 2003 -- 04 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Brendan Shanahan </Td> <Td> $ 58,615,000 </Td> <Td> 21 ( 1987 -- 88 -- 2008 -- 09 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Teemu Selanne </Td> <Td> $ 57,857,790 </Td> <Td> 16 ( 1992 -- 93 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Patrick Roy </Td> <Td> $ 56,771,988 </Td> <Td> 19 ( 1984 -- 85 -- 2002 -- 03 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Pavel Bure </Td> <Td> $ 56,369,794 </Td> <Td> 12 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2002 -- 03 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Doug Weight </Td> <Td> $ 54,354,775 </Td> <Td> 17 ( 1991 -- 92 -- 2010 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Dominik Hasek </Td> <Td> $ 54,152,300 </Td> <Td> 16 ( 1990 -- 91 -- 2007 -- 08 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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who is the highest paid player in the nhl
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr