John Ziegler
NHL/Hockey Fortune:
$6,975,000
Description
John Ziegler’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $6,975,000 (US $20,292,667 in today's dollars), ranking #1669 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: February 9, 1934Country of birth: USA
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| Salary History - John Ziegler All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1977-78 | $225,000 | $1,196,461 | |
| On June 22, 1977, he became President of the NHL with a five-year contract at $225,000 per season. (Earned $220,000 according to the book Net Worth / It was a four-year contract according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook / La Presse / The Hockey News | |||
| 1978-79 | $225,000 | $1,111,720 | |
| As President of the NHL. (Earned $200,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook / La Presse | |||
| 1979-80 | $225,000 | $999,139 | |
| As President of the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook / La Presse | |||
| 1980-81 | $225,000 | $879,960 | |
| As President of the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook / La Presse | |||
| 1981-82 | $225,000 | $797,597 | |
| As President of the NHL. (Earned $300,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News. / Earned between $250,000 and $300,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook / La Presse | |||
| 1982-83 | $225,000 | $751,477 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1981-82 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $225,000 | $728,087 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1981-82 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $300,000 | $930,786 | |
| As President of the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1985-86 | $350,000 | $1,048,666 | |
| As President of the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1986-87 | $350,000 | $1,029,149 | |
| As President of the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1987-88 | $350,000 | $992,827 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1986-87 and 1991-92. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1988-89 | $350,000 | $953,873 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1986-87 and 1991-92. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1989-90 | $350,000 | $909,938 | 41 |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1986-87 and 1991-92. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1990-91 | $350,000 | $863,348 | 63 |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1986-87 and 1991-92. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1991-92 | $3,000,000 | $7,099,640 | 1 |
| Earned $1M in salary as NHL President. This was his last season and he then received a $2M severance and a $250,000 annual pension for life, starting in 1996. He received his pension until his death, in October 2018, meaning that he received $5.5M in pension over the years. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Money Players / Book: The Instigator | |||
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Career Total: US $6,975,000 (In today's dollars: US $20,292,667) NHL Rank: 1669 (In today's dollars: 1116) |
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| Not earning as much as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman but was he booed when presenting the Stanley Cup? |