Roger Neilson
NHL Fortune:
$910,717
Description
Roger Neilson’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $910,717 (US $2,207,551 in today's dollars), ranking #3797 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: June 16, 1934Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Roger Neilson All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1978-79 | $39,465 | $190,216 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| As coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $70,000 | $303,224 | |
| As assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1982-83 | $97,320 | $317,072 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $120,000. | |||
| As coach of the Vancouver Canucks | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1983-84 | $53,932 | $170,242 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $66,500. | |||
| 48 games into the season, on January 31, 1984, was fired as coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Soon thereafter, he became coach of the Los Angeles Kings for an unknow salary. Although he was under contract at $120,000 per season until the end of 1984-85, the Canucks elected to stop paying him after the firing, arguing that he had joined the Kings. Earned a pro-rated salary of $66,500 with Vancouver plus his unknown Kings salary. In November 1984, Neilson sued the Canucks for the unpaid amount of $53,500. The result of the lawsuit is unknown. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $0 | $0 | |
| Was still under contract, for $120,000, with the Vancouver Canucks but the team refused to pay him. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $0 | $0 | |
| Was awarded more than $250,000 in his suit for breach of contract for his 1984 firing by the Vancouver Canucks, | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1999-00 | $650,000 | $1,226,798 | 462 |
| As coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News, La Presse or Le Droit | |||
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Career Total: US $910,717 (In today's dollars: US $2,207,551) NHL Rank: 3797 (In today's dollars: 3351) |
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