Top-10 largest contracts for NHL

Even the far from sports inhabitants know that the most highly paid hockey players play mostly in the NHL.Multimillion-dollar contracts are not for one year. Clubs get the player at their disposal for 7-10, and even for 12-15 years.

It's not easy to break such a contract - the forfeit, as a rule, reaches huge sizes. And, nevertheless, talented hockey players gladly give themselves to the power of managers of the club that pays more, because the career of a professional player is short.

Today we offer to familiarize yourself with Top-10 largest contracts of NHL .

10. Marian Gossa( Mari? N Hossa), contract for $ 68 million, term of 12 years.

The Slovak striker has been playing for the "Chicago" club since 2009.By the way, the younger brother of striker Marcel Gossa is a hockey player of the Kontinental Hockey League.

9. Michael Richards, $ 69 million, term of 12 years.

Initially, the contract was signed with "Philadelphia", but it was bought by the Los Angeles Kings club. Last season, Mike Richards received the Stanley Cup.

8. Duncan Keith, $ 72 million, term of 13 years.

The winner of the Stanley Cup 2010 and the champion of the 2010 Winter Olympics as part of the national Canadian team played in the Chicago Blackhawks since 2005.

7. Henrik Zetterberg( Carl Henrik Zetterberg), $ 73 million, term of 12 years.

Henk has the titles of the Olympic champion, the winner of the Stanley Cup and the world champion. For the "Detroit Red Wings" Swede has played with a small break since 2002.

6. Vincent Lecavalier, $ 85 million, term of 11 years.

The most expensive hockey contracts , as a rule, are concluded for a considerable time. The current contract Lecavalier - the shortest of all ten. Probably, the term was set taking into account the age of the 32-year-old captain and the central striker Tampa Bay Lightning.

5. Zachary Justin "Zach" Parise, $ 98 million, term of 13 years.

"Attacking Zack" moved to "Minnesota" from the "New Jersey Devils", where he played for the past 6 seasons.

4. Ryan Suter( Ryan Suter), $ 98 million, term of 13 years.

Suter - silver medalist of the 2010 Olympics as part of the US team. This year, he moved to Minnesota from Nashville Predators.

3. Ilya Kovalchuk, $ 100 million, term of 15 years.

The most expensive hockey players , among which two Russians, were in the top three of our Top-10.Kovalchuk plays for "New Jersey" in the rank of superforward. And the club management offered Ilya a contract for 17 years, but with such a deadline the NHL did not agree. As a result, the parties came to an agreement, consolidating Kovalchuk for "New Jersey" for 15 years.

2. Sidney Crosby( Sidney Patrick Crosby), $ 104.4 million, term of 12 years.

The largest NHL contract among prisoners this year will come into force in the summer of 2013.By the way the contract of captain "Pittsburgh Penguins" is not insured from the early termination of his career. So, Crosby will receive a solid salary until 2025, even if he can not go out on the ice.

1. Alexander Ovechkin, $ 124 million, term of 13 years.

The most expensive contract is concluded for the period until 2021 and brings "Alexander the Great" $ 9.5 million dollars for the season. It was Ovechkin's contract, concluded in 2008, that was the first in the history of hockey, which exceeded the mark of 100 million. In "Washington Capitals" Ovechkin has been speaking since 2005.