Four Russians entered the top 10 of the highest paid players NHL according to Forbes.
The first place in the standings was taken by the Edmonton striker Connor Mc David, whose total income for the year is $ 15.3 million. Of these, 10.8 million dollars are salaries, 4.5 million are sponsorship contracts.
The second position is occupied by the Russian striker “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin with a total turnover of $ 14 million. Of these, $ 9 million are salaries and $ 5 million are sponsorship deals. The hockey player collaborates with Coca-Cola, Hublot and Nike.
The attacker is third on the list. “Dallas” Tyler Seguin. His total income is $ 11.9 million. Of these, 11.7 million dollars are salaries, 0.2 million are sponsorship contracts.
The fourth place was taken by the Russian player Rangers Artemy Panarin with an income of 11.7 million, his salary was 11.3 million and sponsorship deals brought the hockey player to $ 400,000. The hockey player’s partners include sports equipment manufacturer CCM, video game developer EA Sports, and trading card manufacturer Upper Deck.
In fifth place the Russian goalkeeper of “Florida” Sergej Bobrovsky, whose total earnings are $ 11 million. The goalkeeper first appeared on the Forbes chart. Bobrovsky’s salary is $ 10.8 million, sponsorship deals are $ 200,000.
The striker shared fifth place with Bobrovsky “Toronto” Austin Matthews (11 million), shared seventh place – Florida striker Aleksandr Barkov and protector “San Jose” Eric Karlsson and protector “Edmonton” Darnell Nurse (three have a combined income of $ 10.9 million).
Closed the top ten of the goalkeeper “Tampa” Andrey Vasilevsky. During the season, the hockey player earned $ 10.2 million. Of these, 9.9 million are salaries, 300 thousand are sponsorship contracts.
