<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> <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>

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