document_title: Military order (monastic society)

question_text: knights catholic military order linked to the crusades

text: Military order (monastic society)

text: History[edit]

text: In 1053, for the Battle of Civitate, the Knights of Saint Peter (Milites Sancti Petri) was founded as a militia by Pope Leo IX to counter the Normans.[2]

text: In response to the Islamic conquests of the former Byzantine Empire, numerous Catholic military orders were set up following the First Crusade. The founding of such orders suited the Catholic church's plan of channeling the devotion of the European nobility toward achieving the Church's temporal goals, and it also complemented the Peace and Truce of God.[1] The foundation of the Knights Templar in 1118 provided the first in a series of tightly organized military forces for the purpose of opposing Islamic conquests in the Holy Land and in the Iberian Peninsula — see the Reconquista — as well as Islamic invaders and pagan tribes in Eastern Europe which were perceived as threats to the Church's supremacy.

text: The first secularized military order was the Order of Saint George, founded in 1326 by King Charles I of Hungary, through which he made all the Hungarian nobility swear loyalty to him. Shortly thereafter, the Order of the "Knights of the Band" was founded in 1332 by King Alfonso XI of Castile. Both orders existed only for about a century.[3]

text: Purpose[edit]

text: The original features of the military orders were the combination of religious and military ways of life. Some of them, like the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights of Saint Thomas, also had charitable purposes and cared for the sick and poor. However, they were not purely male institutions, as nuns could attach themselves as convents of the orders. One significant feature of the military orders was that clerical brothers could be subordinate to non-ordained brethren.

text: In 1818, the orientalist Joseph von Hammer compared the Catholic military orders, in particular the Knights Templar, to certain Islamic models such as the Muslim sect of Assassins. In 1820, José Antonio Conde suggested they were modeled on the ribat, a fortified religious institution which brought together a religious or hospital way of life with fighting the enemies of Islam. However popular such views may have become, others have criticized this view, suggesting there were no such ribats around Outremer until after the military orders had been founded.

text: The role and function of the military orders extended beyond their military exploits in the Holy Land, Prussia, and the Baltics. In fact, they had extensive holdings and staff throughout Western Europe. The majority were laymen. They provided a conduit for cultural and technical innovation, such as the introduction of fulling into England by the Knights Hospitaller, and the banking facilities of the Knights Templar.

text: List of military orders[edit]

text: These are military orders listed chronologically according to their dates of foundation and extinction, sometimes approximate due to scarce sources, and/or repeated suppressions by Papal or royal authorities. Presently active institutions are listed in consideration with their legitimacy according to the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry.

text: They are divided into international and national according to their adherence, mission, and enrollment, disregarding the extent of eventual gradual geographical distribution outside of their region of concern.

text: International[edit]

text:
Symbol
Name
Founded
Founder
Origin
Recognition
Protection
Extinction
Notes

Knights Hospitaller
(Sovereign Military Order of Malta)
c.1099
1113
Gerard Thom
Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
1113 by Pope Paschal II
Grand Master (1113-),
Prince (1607-),
Cardinal (1630-)

Today the Catholic Order is known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Officially it still remains a Catholic order, however continuous Regional connections are claimed by Freemason bodies and the Protestant chivalric orders of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem.[4][5]

Order of the Holy Sepulchre
c.1099
1113
1122
Godfrey of Bouillon
Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
1113 by Pope Paschal II
1122 by Pope Calistus II
Kingdom of Jerusalem to 1291,
Custos of the Holy Land: 1230-1489,
Pope: 1489-

Awarded to prominent pilgrims. Reorganised as Sacred and Military Order of the Holy Sepulchre in 1496 by Pope Alexander VI. Reorganised by Pope Pius IX with the residential restoration of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in 1847.[6] Known as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem since 1931.

Knights Templar
(Supreme Order of Christ)
(Order Of Christ)
c.1118
Bernard of Clairvaux,
Hugues de Payens
Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
1129 by Pope Honorius II
until 1312 by Pope Clement V
Pope: 1129-1312
1312
The Knights Templar order was reconstituted in Portugal after the Templars were abolished on 22 March 1312 by the papal bull,Vox in excelso, issued by Pope Clement V.[7][8] King Dinis I of Portugal created the Order of Christ (Portugal) in 1317 for those knights who survived their trials throughout Europe and was officially founded in 1319,[9][10][11] The property of the Templars was transferred to the Knights Hospitaller except in the Kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Portugal. In effect, causing the dissolution of the Templars by the rival order.[12][13]
Thus when being recognized, the Pope allowing only the “Order Of Christ” a Portuguese order and its Papal branch Supreme Order of Christ can claim to have any descent from the Templars, which is now used for Honorary State merits in Portugal and preserved as such.[12][14][15]

Order of Saint Lazarus
(Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus)
c.1118

Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
1255 by Pope Alexander IV
until 1489 by Pope Innocent VIII
King Fulk of Jerusalem: 1142
Pope: circa 1255-1572
House of Savoy: 1572-
House of France: 1609-1830, 2004-
1489,
1572,
1609,
1830
(1856)
Italian branch merged 1572 with the Order of Saint Maurice to form the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus under the Royal House of Savoy, still extant.
In 1609, King Henry IV of France linked it in France administratively to the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to form the Royal Military and Hospitaller Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem united, which remained listed as of royal protection in the French Royal Almanac until 1830.[16] Royal protection of the Royal house of France renewed 2004.

text: National[edit]

text:
Symbol
Name
Founded
Founder
Origin
Recognition
Protection
Extinction
Notes

Order of Saint James of Altopascio
1075
(1084)
Matilda of Tuscany
Altopascio, Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire
1239-1459,
but mentioned in a Papal bull 1198 of Pope Innocent III
Properties of the hospice of "Altopassus" in Italy confirmed in 1244 by Emperor Frederick II
1459,
1587,
1672
Primarily provided safety and protection to Italian pilgrims to the Holy Land and Camino de Santiago. Merged with the Order of Saint Stephen in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V at request of Grand Duke of Tuscany. In France absorbed into the Order of Saint Lazarus in 1672.

Order of Aviz
1146
(1128)

Avis, Portugal

Received a grant in 1129 by Theresa, Countess of Portugal
House of Aviz: 1385-1580
1789
Secularised 1789. Statutes revised repeatedly together with the other Portuguese orders of merit, during the First Republic (1910–1926), then in 1962, and again in 1986.

Order of Saint Michael of the Wing
1147
(1171)
(1828/
1848/
1986)
King Afonso I of Portugal
Santarém, Portugal
First statutes approved in 1171 by Pope Alexander III
House of Braganza: 2001-
1732
Abandoned by 1732,[17] restored[18] by King Miguel I in 1828[19] during his brief rule before losing the Liberal Wars to his brother King Pedro IV,[20] revived 1848[18]/1986 [21]

Order of Calatrava
1158
Raymond of Fitero
Calatrava la Vieja, Kingdom of Castile, Spain
1164 by Pope Alexander III
House of Bourbon
1838 by secularisation
King Charles III of Spain requested old orders to contribute to his new order in his name (1775), which led to dissolution. Confiscated by King Joseph (1808), re-established by Ferdinand VII at the Restoration (1814). Secularised in 1838.

Order of the Holy Ghost
1161
Guy de Montpellier
Provence, France
ca. 1161–June 16, 1216 by Pope Innocent III in Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome

1692/
1700/
20th century
Historically both religious and chivalric. In 1692 in France, King Louis XIV merged it with his own Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The remaining organisation was edicted in 1700 as purely religious order.[22] Offshoots of the order in France survived into the 20th century.

Order of Aubrac
1162

Aubrac, France

18th century
Disappeared during the French Revolution in late in the 18th century.

Order of Santiago
1170

León or Uclés in Castile, Spain
By Papal bull 5 July 1175 by Pope Alexander III
House of Bourbon

Order of Alcántara
1177

Alcántara, Extremadura, Spain

Order of Mountjoy
1180

Holy Land

1221
Merged into the Order of Calatrava.

Teutonic Knights
1190

Acre, Israel

Converted into a purely Catholic religious order since 1929.

Hospitallers of Saint Thomas of Canterbury at Acre
1191

1538

Order of Monfragüe
1196

1221
Merged into the Order of Calatrava.

Order of Sant Jordi d'Alfama
1201

15th century
Early 15th century, merged into the Order of Montesa.

Livonian Brothers of the Sword
1202

1236
Merged into the Teutonic Order as the Order of Livonia, disbanded 1561.

Order of Dobrzyń
1216

Dobrzyń Land, Poland

1240
Small number, maximum 35 knights. Battled by the Prussians, around 1235 most knights joined the Teutonic Order. In 1237 the rest of the brothers reinforced Drohiczyn by order of Konrad. Last mentioned when Drohiczyn was captured by Prince Daniel of Kiev in 1240.

Militia of the Faith of Jesus Christ
1221

1285
Note: Symbol that of the Dominican Order. Merged into the Third Order of Saint Dominic.

Military Order of Monreal
1231
King Alfonso the Battler
Monreal del Campo, Aragon

1143
1150

Order of the Faith and Peace
1231

1273

Knights of the Cross with the Red Star
1233
Agnes of Bohemia
Bohemia
1237 by Pope Gregory IX
Confirmed 1292 by ambassador of Pope Nicholas IV

Mainly hospitals, in Bohemia still existing.

Militia of Jesus Christ
1233
Bartolomeo da Vicenza
Parma
22 December 1234 by Pope Gregory IX.

1250s
Disappeared mid-13th century.

Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1261
Loderingo degli Andalò, Catalano dei Malavolti, Ugolino Lambertini
Bologna
23 December 1261 by Pope Urban IV

1556

Order of Saint Mary of Spain
1270

1280
Merged into the Order of Santiago.

Order of Montesa
1317

Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(Knights Templar)
1317
1917

Portugal

1789
1910
Secularized 1789.

Order of the Dragon
1408
Sigismund of Luxemburg
Hungary

1475s
Disappeared late 15th century.

Order of Saint Maurice
1434
Amedeo VIII of Savoy
Château de Ripaille, Thonon-les-Bains, Savoy

1572
Merged with the Order of Saint Lazarus in Italy in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII into Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, considered the legitimate successor of both by the ICOC.

Order of the Tower and Sword
1459
King Afonso V of Portugal
Portugal

Revived 1808 by Prince Regent John, later John VI of Portugal. Since the end of the monarchy in 1910, all military orders abolished except the Order of the Tower and Sword, with President of Portugal ex officio its Grand Master.

Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem
1459
Pope Pius II
Lemnos, Byzantine Empire
18 January 1459 by Pope Pius II

1460
Founded in 1453 by Pope Pius II after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, to defend the island of Lemnos, soon recaptured by the Turks, thus rendered useless and suppressed almost as soon as founded.[23][24]

Order of Saint George of Carinthia
1469
Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

In 1469 by Pope Paul II

Abolished 26 July 1598
(1732?)

Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
1522-1545
(1520?)(1550?)
Angeli Comneni family

Addressed in 1550 by Pope Julius III
Cardinal protector in 1910 by Pope Pius X
Decrees by King Philip III of Spain, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor on 7 November 1630

Appears to have been established between 1520 and 1545, with certain statutes dated 1522 by the Angeli Comneni family. Its Grand Master Andrea Angelo Flavio Comneno was addressed first in 1550 by Papal bull Quod Aliasla by Pope Julius III.

Order of Saint Stephen Pope and Martyr
15 March 1561
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Tuscany
1 October 1561 by Pope Pius IV

Founded as Benedictine order by Cosimo I de' Medici,.[25][26] dedicated to the martyred Pope Stephen I and the victories at the Battle of Montemurlo in 1537 and the Battle of Marciano (Scannagallo) in 1554. Fought the Ottoman Turks and pirates in the Mediterranean Sea. Abolished in 1859 by the annexation of Tuscany to the Kingdom of Sardinia.[27] Present, Catholic continuation claimed by Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany.[28][29]

text: Other[edit]

text: Chivalric and/or military orders that could qualify depending on definition.

text:
Confraternity of Belchite, "experimental" confraternity of knights founded in 1122 by King Alfonso the Battler of Aragon
Order of Saint Blaise, founded in the 12th century in Armenia to defend the country against the attacks of the Muslims
Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary), world's first secular chivalric order founded in 1326 by King Charles I of Hungary
Knights of the Band, early honorific military order founded c. 1330 by King Alfonso XI of Castile
Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, military order founded in 1350 by Duke Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, the first called the Order of the True Lover's Knots in memory of a bracelet of hair presented to the founder by a lady, but upon the election of Amadeus VIII to the pontificate in 1439, it changed its name for that of the Annunciation of angel Gabriel
Order of the Dove, short-lived (one year) and controversial order founded in 1379 by King Juan I of Castile
Order of Saint Anthony (Bavaria), Bavarian military order founded in 1382 by Duke Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
Military Order of Cross-bearers with the Red Star on a Blue Field, hospitaller and/military order active from the 12th century until suppressed in 1656 by Pope Alexander VII.
Order of Saint Hubert, early honorific military order founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg
Blood of Jesus Christ (military order), founded in Mantua, Italy, by Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, approved on 25 May 1608 by Pope Paul V
Order of the Knights of Concórdia, founded in 1246 by King Ferdinand III of Castile

text: Modern development[edit]

text: A few of the institutions survived into honorific and/or charitable organizations, including the papal orders of knighthood.

text: While other contemporary Catholic societies may share some military organizational features and ideology, such as the Society of Jesus,[30] they differ from the medieval military orders in the absence of military purposes or potential.

text: Modern orders may still be founded explicitly as a military order; the Military Order of Loyalty (Spanish: Orden Militar de la Constancia) was founded in 1946 by the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. Awarded to both Spanish and Moroccan military officers and soldiers, the single-class order was abolished in 1956.


document_title: List of national parks of India

question_text: what is the biggest national park in india

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text: List of national parks of India

text: Definition[edit]

text: According to the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests, a national park is "[a]n area, whether within a sanctuary or not, [that] can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association or importance, needed to for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state under the conditions given in CHAPTER IV, WPA 1972".[1]

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text: Map[edit]

text: List[edit]

text: List of national parks in India:[1]

text:
Name

State

Established

Area (in km2)

Notability

Anamudi Shola National Park
Kerala

2003
7.50

Anshi National Park
Karnataka

1987
417.34
The great Indian Hornbill, Tiger, Leopard, Black panther, Bear, Elephant, Deer, etc

Balphakram National Park
Meghalaya

1986
220
Wild water buffalo, Red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat

Bandhavgarh National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1968
446
1336 species of endemic plants

Bandipur National Park
Karnataka

1974
874.20
Chital, bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture

Bannerghatta National Park
Karnataka

1986
104.3

Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer

Betla National Park
Jharkhand

1986
1135

Bhitarkanika National Park
Odisha

1988
145
Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital

Bison (Rajbari) National Park
Tripura

2007
31.63

Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar
Gujarat

1976
34.08
Hunting cheetahs, Blackbuck Lodge, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog.

Buxa Tiger Reserve
West Bengal

1992
760

Campbell Bay National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1992
426.23

Chandoli National Park
Maharashtra

2004
317.67

Clouded Leopard National Park
Tripura

2003
5.08

Dachigam National Park
Jammu and Kashmir

1981
141
Only area where Kashmir stag is found[2]

Desert National Park
Rajasthan

1980
3162
Greatest attraction of the park is a bird called the great Indian bustard, an endangered species found only in India

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Assam

1999
340
Known for feral horse

Dudhwa National Park
Uttar Pradesh

1977
490.29
Tiger Panthera tigris, Sambhar Axis axis,Hog Deer Axis porcinus

Eravikulam National Park
Kerala

1978
97

Galathea National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1992
110

Gangotri National Park
Uttarakhand

1989
2390

Gir Forest National Park
Gujarat

1965
1412
Asiatic lion

Gorumara National Park
West Bengal

1994
79.45

Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary
Uttarakhand

1990
472.08

Great Himalayan National Park
Himachal Pradesh,

1984
754.40
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Gugamal National Park
Maharashtra

1987
361.28

Guindy National Park
Tamil Nadu

1976
2.82

Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
Tamil Nadu

1980
6.23

Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park
Chhattisgarh

1981
1440.71

Hemis National Park
Jammu and Kashmir

1981
4400

Inderkilla National Park
Himachal Pradesh

2010
104

Indra Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Tamil Nadu

1989
117.10

Indravati National Park
Chhattisgarh

1981
1258.37
Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas

Jaldapara National Park
West Bengal

2012
216
Indian rhinoceros

Jim Corbett National Park
Uttarakhand

1936
1318.5
First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park)

Kalesar National Park
Haryana

2003
100.88

Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1955
940

Kanger Ghati National Park
Chhattisgarh

1982
200

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
Telangana

1994
1.42

Kaziranga National Park
Assam

1974
858.98
Highest known tiger density in the World Indian rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Keibul Lamjao National Park
Manipur

1977
40
Only floating park in the world

Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan

1981
28.73
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Khangchendzonga National Park
Sikkim

1977
1784
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Khirganga National Park
Himachal Pradesh

2010
710

Kishtwar National Park
Jammu and Kashmir

1981
400

Kudremukh National Park
Karnataka

1987
600.32

Madhav National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1959
375.22

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1983
281.50

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
Telangana

1994
14.59

Manas National Park
Assam

1990
950
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1983
0.27

Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
Gujarat

1980
162.89

Mathikettan Shola National Park
Kerala

2003
12.82

Middle Button Island National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1987
44

Mollem National Park
Goa

1978
107

Mouling National Park
Arunachal Pradesh

1986
483

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Rajasthan

1960
288.84

Mount Harriet National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1987
46.62
Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International, new species frog named Rana CharlesDarwini

Mrugavani National Park
Telangana

1994
3.60

Mudumalai National Park
Tamil Nadu

1940
321.55

Mukundra Hills National Park
Rajasthan

2006
200.54

Mukurthi National Park
Tamil Nadu

2001
78.46
Nilgiri tahr

Murlen National Park
Mizoram

1991
100

Nagarhole National Park
Karnataka

1988
643.39

Namdapha National Park
Arunachal Pradesh

1974
1985.24

Nameri National Park
Assam

1978
137.07

Nanda Devi National Park
Uttarakhand

1982
630.33
UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

Navegaon National Park
Maharashtra

1975
133.88

Neora Valley National Park
West Bengal

1986
88

Nokrek National Park
Meghalaya

1986
47.48
UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

North Button Island National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1979
0.44

Ntangki National Park
Nagaland

1993
202.02

Orang National Park
Assam

1999
78.81

Pambadum Shola National Park
Kerala

2003
1.32

Panna National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1981
542.67

Papikonda National Park
Andhra Pradesh

2008
1012.85

Pench National Park[3]
Madhya Pradesh

1977
758

Periyar National Park
Kerala

1982
305

Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park
Mizoram

1992
50

Pin Valley National Park
Himachal Pradesh

1987
807.36

Rajaji National Park
Uttarakhand

1983
820
Mainly known for Elephants, Tigers, Leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and Mammals.

Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1996
256.14

Ranthambore National Park
Rajasthan

1981
392

Saddle Peak National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1979
32.54

Salim Ali National Park
Jammu and Kashmir

1992
9.07

Sanjay National Park[4]
Madhya Pradesh

1981
466.7

Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Maharashtra

1969
104
, Asiatic Lion, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer

Sariska Tiger Reserve
Rajasthan

1955
866

Satpura National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1981
524

Silent Valley National Park
Kerala

1980
237
Absence of noisy cicadas, hence the name 'Silent Valley'

Simbalbara National Park
Himachal Pradesh

2010
27.88

Sirohi National Park
Manipur

1982
41.30

Simlipal National Park
Odisha

1980
2750
Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar

Singalila National Park
West Bengal

1986
78.60

South Button Island National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1987
0.03
Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale

Sri Venkateswara National Park
Andhra Pradesh

1989
353

Sultanpur National Park
Haryana

1989
1.43

Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal

1984
1330.12
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tadoba National Park
Maharashtra

1955
625
Tigers

Valley of Flowers National Park
Uttarakhand

1982
87.50
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Valmiki National Park
Bihar

1976
898.45

Vansda National Park
Gujarat

1979
23.99

Van Vihar National Park
Madhya Pradesh

1983
4.48

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document_title: List of player salaries in the NHL

question_text: who is the highest paid player in the nhl

text: List of player salaries in the NHL

text: Here are several lists of National Hockey League players' salaries since the 1989–90 NHL season. This list does not include income from corporate endorsements or salaries before 1988–89.

text:
Contents
 [hide]

1 Top 20 salaries in the NHL since 1989
2 Top five contracts by season

2.1 1989–90 season
2.2 1990–91 season
2.3 1991–92 season
2.4 1992–93 season
2.5 1993–94 season
2.6 1994–95 season
2.7 1995–96 season
2.8 1996–97 season
2.9 1997–98 season
2.10 1998–99 season
2.11 1999–00 season
2.12 2000–01 season
2.13 2001–02 season
2.14 2002–03 season
2.15 2003–04 season
2.16 2004–05 season
2.17 2005–06 season
2.18 2006–07 season
2.19 2007–08 season
2.20 2008–09 season
2.21 2009–10 season
2.22 2010–11 season
2.23 2011–12 season
2.24 2012–13 season
2.25 2013–14 season
2.26 2014–15 season
2.27 2015–16 season
2.28 2016–17 season
2.29 2017–18 season

3 Sample salaries from earlier seasons
4 See also
5 Notes
6 External links

text: Top 20 salaries in the NHL since 1989

text: This is a list of the twenty NHL players who have earned the most in salaries between the 1989–90 season and the 2007–08 season.

text: These figures have been gleaned from different sources,[1] and so may not be perfectly accurate. This is merely an estimation that, for the most part, does not take into account bonuses and sponsor contracts.

text: These totals also do not take into account partial seasons played—for which a player would only receive a partial salary—except for the shortened 2004–05 season, which affected every player. Thus, the listed totals are a sum of the amounts each player was contracted to receive for a full season.

text:
Top 20 NHL salary-earners from 1989–90 to 2007–08

Rank
Player name
Salary (USD)
Years active†

1
Jaromir Jagr
$ 99,874,893
19 (1990–91 – 2007–08) (2011-12 - present)

2
Nicklas Lidstrom
$ 94,065,000
19 (1991–92 – 2011-12)

3
Joe Sakic
$ 87,174,047
20 (1988–89 – 2008–09)

4
Mats Sundin
$ 74,042,632
18 (1990–91 – 2008–09)

5
Keith Tkachuk
$ 73,848,674
17 (1991–92 – 2009-10)

6
Rob Blake
$ 73,067,982
19 (1989–90 – 2009-10)

7
Paul Kariya
$ 70,686,100
14 (1994–95 – 2010-11)

8
Peter Forsberg
$ 70,405,214
12 (1994–95 – 2007–08)a

9
Mike Modano
$ 70,087,650
19 (1989–90 – 2010-11)

10
Chris Pronger
$ 66,200,500
15 (1993–94 – present)

11
Steve Yzerman
$ 64,672,616
22 (1983–84 – 2005–06)

12
Sergei Fedorov
$ 61,519,036
18 (1990–91 – 2008–09)

13
Brian Leetch
$ 59,501,250
18 (1987–88 – 2005–06)

14
Mark Messier
$ 58,958,639
25 (1979–80 – 2003–04)

15
Brendan Shanahan
$ 58,615,000
21 (1987–88 – 2008–09)

16
Teemu Selanne
$ 57,857,790
16 (1992–93 – present)

17
Patrick Roy
$ 56,771,988
19 (1984–85 – 2002–03)

18
Pavel Bure
$ 56,369,794
12 (1991–92 – 2002–03)

19
Doug Weight
$ 54,354,775
17 (1991–92 – 2010-11)

20
Dominik Hasek
$ 54,152,300
16 (1990–91 – 2007–08)b

text: Top five contracts by season

text: 1989–90 season

text:
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $2 million
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $1.72 million
Mark Messier (Edmonton Oilers) $0.86 million
Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) $0.7 million
Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders) $0.575 million

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text: 1990–91 season

text:
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $3 million
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $2.18 million
Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) $1.3 million
Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) $1.194 million
Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) $1.116 million

text: 1991–92 season

text:
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $3 million
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $2.34 million
Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) $1.5 million
Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres) $1.4 million

Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) $1.4 million

text: 1992–93 season

text:
Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers) $3.5 million
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $3 million
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $2.408 million
Mark Messier (New York Rangers) $2.385 million
Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres) $1.775 million

text: 1993–94 season

text:
Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers) $3.35 million
Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) $3.2 million
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $3 million

Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $3 million

Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens) $2.6593 million

text: 1994–95 season

text: After the 1994–95 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to a lockout, players earned only about 56% of their predicted salary.

text:
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) $3.66 million (Predicted salary of $6.54 million)
Mark Messier (New York Rangers) $3.45 million (Predicted salary of $6.29 million)
Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) $3.24 million (Predicted salary of $5.8 million)
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) $2.61 million (Predicted salary of $4.5 million)
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $2.361,429 million (Predicted salary of $4.071429 million)

text: 1995–96 season

text:
Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings/St. Louis Blues) $6.54 million
Mark Messier (New York Rangers) $6.29 million
Keith Tkachuk (Winnipeg Jets) $6 million
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $4.5714 million
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) $4.5 million

text: 1996–97 season

text:
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) $11.35 million
Mark Messier (New York Rangers) $6 million
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) $5 million
Pat LaFontaine (Buffalo Sabres) $4.6 million
Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) $4.567 million

text: 1997–98 season

text:
Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) $16.45 million [2]
Chris Gratton (Philadelphia Flyers) $10.15 million
Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) $6.25 million
Mark Messier (New York Rangers) $6 million
Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) $5.5 million

text: 1998–99 season

text:
Sergei Fedorov (Detroit Red Wings) $14.5 million [2]
Paul Kariya (Anaheim Ducks) $8.25 million
Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers) $8 million

Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres) $8 million

Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) $6.347 million

text: 1999–00 season

text:
Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) $11.7 million
Paul Kariya (Anaheim Ducks) $11 million
Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) $9 million
Theoren Fleury (New York Rangers) $8.5 million

Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers) $8.5 million

text: 2000–01 season

text:
Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) $10 million

Paul Kariya (Anaheim Ducks) $10 million

Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9.842708 million
Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers) $9 million
Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) $7.3 million

text: 2001–02 season

text:
Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) $11 million
Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers/New York Rangers) $10 million

Paul Kariya (Anaheim Ducks) $10 million

Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) $9.832727 million
Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues) $9.5 million

Teemu Selanne (San Jose Sharks) $9.5 million

text: 2002–03 season

text:
Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) $11.483333 million
Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) $11 million
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) $10.5 million
Pavel Bure (New York Rangers) $10 million

Paul Kariya (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) $10 million

text: 2003–04 season

text:
Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) $11 million

Jaromir Jagr (Washington Capitals) $11 million

Sergei Fedorov (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) $10 million

Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) $10 million
Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) $10 million

text: 2004–05 season

text: Season cancelled (see 2004–05 NHL lockout).

text: 2005–06 season

text: The team salary cap was $39 million. Under the latest NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, no player could earn more than 20 percent of the team salary cap ($7.8 million).

text:
Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers) $8.36 million[3]
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) $7.6 million

Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) $7.6 million
Alexei Yashin (New York Islanders) $7.6 million

Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) $7 million

text: 2006–07 season

text: The team salary cap was $44 million. No player could earn more than $8.8 million.

text:
Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers) $8.36 million
Brad Richards (Tampa Bay Lightning) $7.8 million
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) $7.6 million

Mats Sundin (Toronto Maple Leafs) $7.6 million
Alexei Yashin (New York Islanders) $7.6 million

text: 2007–08 season

text: The team salary cap was $50.3 million. No player could earn more than $10.06 million.

text:
Daniel Briere (Philadelphia Flyers) $10 million

Scott Gomez (New York Rangers) $10 million
Thomas Vanek (Buffalo Sabres) $10 million

Jaromir Jagr (New York Rangers) $8.36 million
Kimmo Timonen (Philadelphia Flyers) $8 million

text: 2008–09 season

text: The team salary cap was $56.7 million. No player could earn more than $11.34 million.

text:
Dany Heatley (Ottawa Senators) $10 million
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million

Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) $9 million

Mats Sundin (Vancouver Canucks) $8.6 million
Miikka Kiprusoff (Calgary Flames) $8.5 million

text: 2009–10 season

text: The team salary cap was $56.8 million. No player could earn more than $11.36 million.

text:
Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) $10 million
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million

Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) $9 million

Chris Drury (New York Rangers) $8.05 million

text: 2010–11 season

text: The team salary cap was $59.4 million. No player could earn more than $11.88 million.

text:
Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) $10 million

Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks) $10 million

Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million

Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) $9 million

text: 2011–12 season

text: The team salary cap was $64.3 million. No player could earn more than $12.86 million.

text:
Brad Richards (New York Rangers) $12 million
Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Flyers) $10 million

Christian Ehrhoff (Buffalo Sabres) $10 million
Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) $10 million

Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $9 million

text: 2012–13 season

text: The team salary cap was $70.2 million. No player could earn more than $14.04 million.

text:
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators) $14 million
Tyler Myers (Buffalo Sabres) $12 million

Zach Parise (Minnesota Wild) $12 million
Brad Richards (New York Rangers) $12 million
Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild) $12 million

text: 2013–14 season

text:
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators) $14 million
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $12 million

Zach Parise (Minnesota Wild) $12 million
Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild) $12 million

Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes) $9.25 million

text: 2014–15 season

text: The team salary cap was $69 million. No player could earn more than $13.8 million.

text:
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators) $14 million
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $12 million
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) $11 million

Zach Parise (Minnesota Wild) $11 million
Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild) $11 million

text: 2015–16 season

text: The team salary cap was $71.4 million. No player could earn more than $14.28 million.

text:
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators) $14 million
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) $12 million
Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh Penguins) $10 million

text: 2016–17 season

text: The team salary cap was $73 million. No player could earn more than $14.6 million.

text:
Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings) $14 million
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Shea Weber (Montreal Canadiens) $12 million
Ryan O'Reilly (Buffalo Sabres) $11 million

text: 2017–18 season

text: The team salary cap is $75 million. No player can earn more than $15 million.

text:
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) $13.8 million

Jamie Benn (Dallas Stars) $13 million

Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings) $13 million

Shea Weber (Montreal Canadiens) $12 million

text: Sample salaries from earlier seasons

text: Salary figures prior to the 1989–90 season are not readily available. The following table presents a sample of salaries from various seasons; the players listed were not necessarily the highest paid that year.

text:
Season
Player name
Salary[4]

1917–18
Newsy Lalonde
CAN $1,300

1921–22
Newsy Lalonde
CAN $2,000

1923–24
Howie Morenz
CAN $3,500

1925–26
Frank Fredrickson
CAN $3,500

1953–54
Jean Beliveau
CAN $21,000

1954–55
Jean Beliveau
CAN $21,000

1955–56
Jean Beliveau
CAN $21,000

1956–57
Jean Beliveau
CAN $21,000

1957–58
Jean Beliveau
CAN $21,000

1959–60
Doug Harvey
CAN $25,000

1959–60
Maurice Richard
CAN $25,000

1962–63
Frank Mahovlich
CAN $25,000

1963–64
(NHL minimum salary)
CAN $7,000

1963–64
Phil Esposito
US $54,990

1965–66
Gump Worsley
CAN $28,000

1966–67
Bobby Orr
US $35,000

1967–68
Bobby Orr
US $35,000

1967–68
Derek Sanderson
US $10,000

1969–70
Derek Sanderson
US $13,000

1974–75
Mario Tremblay
CAN $80,000

1977–78
Bobby Hull †
US $1,000,000

1977–78
Bernie Parent
US $1,000,000

1977–78
Derek Sanderson
US $1,000,000

1982–83
Brian Hayward
US $65,000