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NHL Fortune: $685,000

Description

Billy Harris’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $685,000 (US $4,012,800 in today's dollars), ranking #3957 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: January 29, 1952
Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
  • Year: 1972
  • Round #1
  • Overall Pick: 1
  • By: New York Islanders

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Salary History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Salary
(US$)
In today's
US$
NHL
Rank
1972-73 $150,000 $1,049,857
After being drafted 1st overall in the 1972 NHL draft, signed a three-year deal with the Islanders for $100,000 per season plus a $50,000 signing bonus. Wanting to play in the NHL, he turned down a five-year contract offer, by the Philadelphia Blazers of the World Hockey Association, for $750,000. (According to La Presse, it was a two-year contract with the New York Islanders for $250,000 overall. According to another edition of La Presse, it was a three-year contract for a yearly salary of $125,000)
Source: NY Times / The Sporting News
1973-74 $100,000 $659,234
Source: NY Times
1974-75 $100,000 $593,592
Source: NY Times
1975-76 $100,000 $543,850
Source: Estimated salary based on documented salaries in 1974-75 and 1977-78.
1976-77 $100,000 $514,321
Source: Estimated salary based on documented salaries in 1974-75 and 1977-78.
1977-78 $135,000 $651,947
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $125,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source: The Gazette
Career Total: US $685,000
(In today's dollars: US $4,012,800)

NHL Rank: 3957
(In today's dollars: 2323)