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Payroll History

NOTE: Click the season for annual player salaries.

SEASON PAYROLL CAP TOP SALARY
2006-07 45,200,000 44,000,000 Nicklas Lidstrom 7,600,000
2005-06 39,400,000 39,000,000 Nicklas Lidstrom 7,600,000
2004-05 * 57,078,000 None Nicklas Lidstrom 10,000,000
2003-04 78,881,286 None Nicklas Lidstrom 10,000,000
2002-03 72,285,506 None Nicklas Lidstrom 10,500,000
2001-02 65,983,750 None Nicklas Lidstrom 8,500,000
2000-01 55,207,500 None Steve Yzerman 8,000,000
1999-00 49,295,849 None Yzerman/Lidstrom 6,000,000
1998-99 47,084,000 None Steve Yzerman 4,800,000
1997-98 58,997,000 None Sergei Fedorov 28,000,000
1996-97 33,681,640 None Sergei Fedorov 4,300,000
1995-96 30,712,600 None Sergei Fedorov 4,162,000
1994-95 ** 21,209,032 None Steve Yzerman 3,190,470
1993-94 15,187,911 None Steve Yzerman 3,214,520
1992-93 11,330,000 None Steve Yzerman 1,500,000
1991-92 8,695,000 None Steve Yzerman 1,400,000
1990-91 6,905,233 None Steve Yzerman 1,300,000
1989-90 6,034,926 None Steve Yzerman 700,000


* Lockout (no salaries paid)

** Lockout (partial salaries paid)

Data compiled from a variety of media sources. HockeyZonePlus.com is the source for most salaries from the early 1990s. Total payroll totals can vary depending on trades, call-ups and injuries.

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