What is Pekka Rinne's networth, salary, contract status, and brand endorsements?

He was able to make total career earnings of $64 million to make place him at number 81 in NHL high career earners.

Pekka Rinne in a file photo. (image credits: instagram/pekkarinne)
By Dilpreet | Aug 25, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Pekka Rinne born on 3 November 1982 is a Finnish former professional hockey goaltender. Rinne utilized the popular butterfly style of goaltending. Dropping to his knees early and using his leg pads to block low shot attempts. At 6′ 5″ (1.96m), Rinne was among the tallest goaltenders in the league, which gave him tremendous reach with his stick and leg pads. For a tall goaltender, he utilized great footwork, had a great glove hand, but played with a smaller stick than most goaltenders did. Rinne is the son of Jukka and Helena Rinne, and he has two sisters, Anna and Päivi. As a child, Rinne idolized John Vanbiesbrouck.

Beginnings

Rinne was developed in Kärpät, playing predominantly for their junior team between 2000 and 2003, and for their men’s team in championship-winning years 2004 and 2005, mostly as a backup to Niklas Bäckström. He was drafted 258th overall in the eighth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. Rinne appeared in two NHL games with Nashville during the 2005–06 season. He compiled a record of 1–1–0 with a .900 save percentage and goals against average (GAA) of 3.80.

Early Career

Rinne moved to North America for the 2005-06 season and won his NHL debut for Nashville on Dec. 15, 2005, against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the first of two games he played in the League that season. He played his entire 13-season NHL career for the Predators, retiring as their regular-season leader in games (683), starts (667), wins (369), shutouts (60), goals-against average (2.43), and saves (17,627), and had a .917 save percentage. In May 2014, Rinne was named to the All-Star Team. And was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 IIHF World Championship as Finland claimed the silver medal.

What is Pekka Rinne’s net worth?

Rinne’s net worth is expected to be from $4 million to $15 million. Since the former hockey goaltender has not accepted or refuted any claims. He made his wealth majorly from playing hockey for more than a decade. He was able to make total career earnings of $64 million to make place him at number 81 in NHL high career earners. On 3 November 2018, Rinne signed a two-year, $10 million contract extension with Nashville. On 13 July 2021, Rinne announced his retirement from professional hockey. The Predators also announced that Rinne’s number 35 jersey would be retired on 24 February 2022, making him the first player in team history to receive the honor.

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