Leagues and Governing Bodies

HOCKEY NEWS LISTS NHL SALARIES: TEN FOR THE MONEY

11.11.1997

In the current issue of the HOCKEY NEWS, Bob McKenzie lists complete salaries for each NHL franchise. The figures show that 13 players in the NHL are making more than $4M this season. The following are the top 10 salaries (in millions) for the '97-98 season (HOCKEY NEWS, 11/14 issue).

NAME	TEAM	SALARY	NAME	TEAM	SALARY
Joe Sakic	COL	$17.0M	Jaromir Jagr	PIT	$5.10M
Chris Gratton	PHI	$10.0M	Steve Yzerman	DET	$5.07M
Wayne Gretzky	NYR	$6.50M	Pat LaFontaine	NYR	$4.80M
Mark Messier	VAN	$6.00M	Brett Hull	STL	$4.70M
Pavel Bure	VAN	$5.50M	Patrick Roy	COL	$4.46M

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