Hockey is one of the most popular sports in he world with a global fan-base of more than 2 billion people.
There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, ice hockey and rink hockey.
In most parts of the world, the term hockey is synonymous with field hockey, while in Canada, United States, Russia and Northern Europe refers to ice hockey.
Just like football, basketball and soccer, most popular athletes in hockey are paid enormous salaries. These coupled with earnings from endorsements have boosted their net worth's to become millionaires.
Here are the top 20 richest Hockey players in the world 2023.
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Top 20 Richest Hockey Players 2023 |
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1 |
Wayne Gretzky |
$250 Million |
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2 |
Mario Lemiux |
$200 Million |
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3 |
Alexander Ovechkin |
$80 Million |
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4 |
Pavel Bure |
$70 Million |
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5 |
Chris Pronger |
$65 Million |
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6 |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
$60 Million |
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7 |
Jerome Iginla |
$60 Million |
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8 |
Joe Sakic |
$60 Million |
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9 |
Joe Thornton |
$60 Million |
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10 |
Niklas Lidstrom |
$60 Million |
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11 |
Rob Blake |
$60 Million |
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12 |
Mark Messier |
$55 Million |
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13 |
Martin Brodeur |
$55 Million |
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14 |
Paul Kariya |
$55 Million |
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15 |
Sidney Crosby |
$55 Million |
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16 |
Peter Forsberg |
$54 Million |
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17 |
Ed Jovanovski |
$53 Million |
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18 |
Daniel Alfredsson |
$51 Million |
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19 |
Evgeni Malkin |
$50 Million |
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20 |
Keith Tkachuk |
$50 Million |