The Colorado Avalanche have made star forward Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL, surpassing Connor McDavid who suggested the deal was ‘good for hockey’.
The Avalanche signed MacKinnon - the first overall pick of the 2013 NHL Draft - to an eight-year extension worth $12.6 million annually. The contact is worth $100.8m in total, although it doesn’t kick in until 2023/24 as he still has one year remaining.
Last season, MacKinnon won the Stanley Cup as the leading goal-scorer in the playoffs. The 27-year-old is entering the final year of his previous contract, but his impending average annual value surpasses McDavid’s $12.5m.
