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Hockey Fortune: $230,000

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Wayne Stephenson’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $230,000 (US $1,221,086 in today's dollars), ranking #5058 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Salary History - Wayne Stephenson
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1975-76 $75,000 $422,101
Signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $75,000 per season plus bonuses for an unspecified number of years.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1976-77 $75,000 $399,183
Held out for 2 months after training camp, taking an accounting job in Winnipeg, wanting the Philadelphia Flyers to renegotiate his $75,000/year contract up to at least $100,000 given the high number of games he had played the previous season. Eventually came back and it is unclear if, and how, his contract was renegotiated but in 1977-78, he was earning $95,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1977-78 $80,000 $399,802
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $95,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
Career Total: US $230,000
(In today's dollars: US $1,221,086)

NHL Rank: 5058
(In today's dollars: 3917)