Ron Ellis
NHL Fortune:
$627,552
Description
Ron Ellis’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $627,552 (US $3,371,925 in today's dollars), ranking #4426 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 8, 1945Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
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| Salary History - Ron Ellis All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1964-65 | $8,807 | $91,500 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $9,500. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a total of $19,000. This was his first full season in the NHL after playing 1 NHL game the previous year. | |||
| Source(s): Book: '67 | |||
| 1965-66 | $8,816 | $90,174 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $9,500. | |||
| Source(s): Book: '67 | |||
| 1966-67 | $11,136 | $110,605 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $12,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $26,000 ($12,000 + $14,000) | |||
| Source(s): Book: '67 | |||
| 1967-68 | $12,978 | $125,384 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $14,000. | |||
| 1974-75 | $127,750 | $834,999 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $125,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1975-76 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| During the training camp, decided to retire despite having a contract at a salary of $100,000 or $125,000, valid for four more seasons. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1976-77 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| Did not play | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1977-78 | $122,200 | $649,811 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $130,000. | |||
| Came out of retirement and signed for slightly over $125,000 per season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Earned slightly more than $110,000 according to The Gazette / Earned $140,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook / Globe and Mail / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens / The Gazette / La Presse / Book: Yvon Lambert - Un glorieux au coeur de la dynastie | |||
| 1978-79 | $100,855 | $498,322 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1979-80 | $98,210 | $436,113 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1978-79. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1980-81 | $136,800 | $535,016 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000. | |||
| Halfway through the season where he was to be paid $120,000, the Toronto Maple Leafs bought out the remaining year and a half left on his contract (valued at $235,000) for $100,000 to be paid immediately. Earned his salary for half the season ($60,000) plus his buyout of $100,000. Never played pro hockey again. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1981-82 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| Last year of his contractt, calling for $175,000 for the 1981-82 season, but was bouyght out in 1980-81. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $627,552 (In today's dollars: US $3,371,925) NHL Rank: 4426 (In today's dollars: 2934) |
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