Minnesota Wild left winger Kirill Kaprizov is No. 14 on the 100 People of Power & Influence list in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power Issue.
The 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power issue, available at THN.com/free.
At No. 14 is Minnesota Wild left winger Kirill Kaprizov.
Kaprizov reset the market for top-tier superstars when he signed an eye-popping eight-year, $136-million extension. His total salary in each of first four years will exceed $19 million.
Each person on the list this year is ranked in 14 categories of job classification, from owners to players to agents, along with many more powerbrokers identified within various silos of expertise. That's all available to find in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power hockey business annual.