Jacques Plante
NHL Fortune:
$153,300
Description
Salary history of Jacques Plante, who earned US $153,300 (US $778,938 in today's dollars) in his career, ranking #3972 in NHL fortunes accumulated.
| Season | Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
NHL Rank |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1973-74 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Signed a 10-year contract for $CDN 60,000 per season as the coach of the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association. Quit after 1 season to come back as a player with Edmonton. Got a $5,000 severance bonus from Quebec. | |||||
| Source: Book: Les Nordiques | |||||
| 1974-75 | $153,300 | $778,938 | |||
| Signed a one-year deal for $150k with the Edmonton Oilers, of the World Hockey Association, after a bad experience coaching the Quebec Nordiques in the same league, and realizing he could make much more money playing. | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| Total: $153,300 In today's dollars: $778,938 |
NHL Rank: 3972 In today's dollars: 3033 |
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