Gilbert Perreault
NHL Fortune:
$4,064,747
Description
Gilbert Perreault’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $4,064,747 (US $17,267,730 in today's dollars), ranking #2024 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Country of birth: CanadaPosition: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1970
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Buffalo Sabres
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| Salary History - Gilbert Perreault All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1970-71 | $32,572 | $255,659 | |
| Prior to the season, after being drafted 1st overall in the NHL, signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres for $65,000. Also received a $1,500 bonus from the NHL for winning the Calder trophy. (According to the book Brian McFarlane History of Hockey, he signed a contract for $55,000 per year) | |||
| Source(s): Montreal Gazette | |||
| 1971-72 | $32,175 | $242,127 | |
| Source(s): Montreal Gazette | |||
| 1972-73 | $175,000 | $1,275,048 | |
| In May 1972, the Quebec Nordiques, of the World Hockey Association, offered a five-year contract for $1M overall, $500,000 of which was to be paid upfront. Negotiations stalled and on late June 1972, he signed a five-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres for $175,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): Montreal Matin / La Presse | |||
| 1973-74 | $175,000 | $1,200,957 | |
| Source(s): Montreal Matin | |||
| 1974-75 | $175,000 | $1,081,373 | |
| Source(s): Montreal Matin | |||
| 1975-76 | $175,000 | $990,756 | |
| Source(s): Montreal Matin | |||
| 1976-77 | $175,000 | $936,962 | |
| Source(s): Montreal Matin | |||
| 1977-78 | $350,000 | $1,759,528 | |
| Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $315,000 according to The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook and $200,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette / The Sporting News | |||
| 1978-79 | $315,000 | $1,471,417 | |
| (Earned $350,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $315,000 | $1,322,410 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1978-79 and 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1980-81 | $315,000 | $1,164,671 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1978-79 and 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $315,000 | $1,055,659 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1978-79 and 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $315,000 | $994,617 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1978-79 and 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $375,000 | $1,147,214 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $375,000 | $1,099,947 | |
| Source(s): The Globe and Mail / The Sporting News | |||
| 1985-86 | $350,000 | $991,401 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $100,000 | $277,986 | |
| In september 1986, signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres for $400,000. Twenty games into the season, he decided to retire. Earned a pro-rated salary of $100,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $4,064,747 (In today's dollars: US $17,267,730) NHL Rank: 2024 (In today's dollars: 1116) |
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