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Longest contract in NHL ice hockey

Longest contract in NHL ice hockey
Who
Ilya Kovalchuk, Rick DiPietro
Where
United States (Newark,)
When
03 September 2010
The longest contract in NHL ice hockey is 15 years, originally signed by Rick DiPietro (USA) with the New York Islanders on 12 September 2006 and later matched by Ilya Kovalchuk (Russia) with the New Jersey Devils on 3 September 2010. DiPietro's contract paid $67.5 million (£43 million), while Kovalchuk's is for $100 million (£63.7 million).