Gary Bettman earned a ridiculous sum of money following lockout season.

Hockey fans are openly critical of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and this most recent finding likely won't gain Bettman any fans.

According to the Sports Business Journal, Bettman reportedly earned more than $9.6 million in base salary and benefits in the season that followed the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign. Bettman earned approximately $800,000 more in 2013-14 compared to the previous season. His compensation for 2012-13, which included the full lockout-shortened season, was $8,854,610.

According to the report filed, Bettman’s $9.6 million figure included salary, deferred compensation, other compensation and nontaxable benefits. His base salary was listed at $9,490,438.

For comparison's sake, only four NHL players earned more than Bettman that season. Them being Shea Weber ($14M), Sidney Crosby ($12M), Ryan Suter ($12M), and Zach Parise ($12M), according to GeneralFanager.com.

This is the official list of high-ranking 2013-14 salaries reported in the NHL’s filings, as per Sports Business Journal:

Gary Bettman (commissioner): $9,617,464
Bill Daly (deputy commissioner): $3,121,594
John Collins (chief operating officer): $2,209,569
Colin Campbell (senior EVP, hockey operations): $1,620,004
Craig Hartnett (chief financial officer): $1,279,276
David Zimmerman (EVP, chief legal officer): $951,006
Joseph DeSousa (EVP, finance): $742,274
David Proper (EVP, media distribution): $602,922
Stephen Walkom (SVP, director of officiating): $547,955

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