Pittsburgh Penguins superstar center Sidney Crosby ranks first in total earnings among NHL players for the 2013-14 season at $16.5 million. Among franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs top the list with a value of more than $1 billion.
The valuations were made by Forbes, which ranked all 30 teams and the top 10 players. Forbes' Mike Ozanian passed along the formula used to evaluate the overall value, which uses a multitude of different league and outside sources:
Our data comes primarily from sports bankers, public documents (municipal arena leases and financial reports), consultants who provide research and conduct studies for cities on the economic impact of an NHL team, arena naming rights and arena financing, credit rating agencies, player agents, network and cable executives, arena operators and, in a few cases, the teams themselves.
Crosby leads the ranking of total earnings amongst players in large part due to his unmatched off-ice income, which is projected by Forbes at $4.5 million. Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos are the only other players in the top 10 who earn more the $1 million off the ice.< ...
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Sidney Crosby and Maple Leafs Top Forbes’ Valuation Lists for Players and Teams
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