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Igor Shesterkin
Athlete, National Hockey League
$15.9M
2025 Highest-Paid NHL Players Earnings
as of 10/7/25
Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI/Getty Images
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Last Updated Oct 7, 2025, 1:01am EDT
- Shesterkin was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL draft and did not make his North American debut until 2019.
- Despite those humble beginnings, he had a breakout season in 2021-22 that ended with him winning the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender.
- In December 2024, Shesterkin signed an eight-year, $92 million extension with the New York Rangers that set an NHL contract record for average annual value for a goalie.
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