Derek Sanderson
NHL Fortune:
$1,917,501
Description
Derek Sanderson’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $1,917,501 (US $11,574,299 in today's dollars), ranking #2274 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Did you know that Gary Bettman accumulated the 4th largest NHL fortune with $110M?
| Season | Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
NHL Rank |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1965-66 | $13,167 | $106,883 | |||
| Signed a 3-year contract with Boston for $39,500. | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1966-67 | $13,167 | $103,594 | |||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1967-68 | $13,167 | $100,802 | |||
| According to Inside Hockey 1970-71, he made $US 10,000. According to Derek Sanderson, on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, he made $US 8,000. | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1968-69 | $25,000 | $183,693 | |||
| Signed a one-year deal with Boston for $25,000 (According to Derek Sanderson, on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, he got a $US 1,000 raise after winning the Calder trophy in 1967-68, bringing his salary to $US 9,000). | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1969-70 | $13,000 | $90,575 | |||
| According to Derek Sanderson on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast and the book Crossing the Line, in June 1969, because of his famein Boston, he was asked to join the ownership of a group of 3 celebrities that opened a bar named Bachelors III in Boston. He did not have to invest anything and was given $US 30,000, a new Lincoln, plus everything free for himself and his friends at the bar for the year to promote it. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1970-71 / Derek Sanderson on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast. | |||||
| 1970-71 | $13,000 | $85,673 | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1969-70 salary. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1971-72 | $25,000 | $157,840 | |||
| Source: Derek Sanderson on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast | |||||
| 1972-73 | $1,613,000 | $9,867,084 | |||
| Signed a contract with the Philadelphia Blazers of the World Hockey Association. Received $600,000 in cash as part of a $2.65-million, five-year deal (per some sources, he got a 10-year deal for $2.6M or $2.35M). Regardless, after only 8 games in which he got injured and played poorly, a new owner came in and bought back his contract for $1M. He then went back to Boston in the NHL. Revenue = $1.613k: $600k cash bonus + $1M buyback + $13,000 NHL salary. | |||||
| Source: NY Times; Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1973-74 | $13,000 | $74,867 | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1969-70 salary. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1974-75 | $13,000 | $67,426 | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1969-70 salary. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1975-76 | $13,000 | $61,786 | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1969-70 salary. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1976-77 | $150,000 | $674,077 | |||
| Source: The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook | |||||
| Total: US $1,917,501 In today's dollars: US $11,574,299 |
NHL Rank: 2274 In today's dollars: 1059 |
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