Nathan MacKinnon in Grand Parade during Stanley Cup celebration. August, 2022.

Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon is now the highest paid player in the NHL.

The Cole Harbour, N.S., native signed an eight-year contract worth $100 million.

He’ll make an average of $12.6 million, higher than Connor MacDavid of Edmonton.

EIGHT MORE FOR NATE THE GREAT!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/BzQmrdIk6w

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) September 20, 2022

MacKinnon hosted a massive party in downtown Halifax last month to celebrate his first Stanley Cup.