Mike Fisher signed a 2 year / $8,800,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $8,800,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,400,000. In 2016-17, Fisher will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,400,000.
See Mike Fisher's contract history at Spotrac.com and CapFriendly.com.
Hockey is popular in the United States, Canada and much of Europe. Although the National Hockey League, NHL, does not being in as much in revenue as an the NBA, MLB or the NFL, there are fewer players and teams, meaning higher average salaries. The average NHL salary was $2.4 million in 2011.
See what sport has the highest average salary at Chron.com.
Check out NHL's Highest-Paid Players 2016-17, featured on Forbes.com.