3. Pavel Bure – net worth $68 million
Pavel Bure, a.k.a “The Russian Rocket”, began his career in 1987 with the Vancouver Canucks.
Widely celebrated, the Edmonton Oilers scout once said he could “play on any team in the NHL”. The Canucks chose him, and he signed a four-year contract worth $2.7 million in 1991, receiving an $800,000 bonus on top of that. After many successful years, he signed a $24.5 million renewal contract with the Canucks, moving him right up the list of the richest hockey players.
