Paul Henderson
Hockey Fortune:
$1,024,298
Description
Paul Henderson’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,024,298 (US $6,047,440 in today's dollars), ranking #3538 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 28, 1943Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
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| Salary History - Paul Henderson All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1963-64 | $15,000 | $148,383 | |
| Earned the NHL's minimum salary of $7,000 plus a $1,500 signing bonus and a $6,500 bonus because the Red Wings made the Stanley Cup final. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1964-65 | $8,500 | $83,000 | |
| Salary of $8,500. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1965-66 | $10,000 | $96,128 | |
| Salary of $10,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1966-67 | $15,000 | $140,015 | |
| Salary of $15,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1967-68 | $20,750 | $188,405 | |
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings for $20,750. Bonuses included $2,500 if the team made the playoffs, $1,000 if it won the second round, $1,500 if it made the final, $2,000 if it won the Stanley Cup, $1,500 if he got 25 goals or 60 points if the team made the playoffs, and $100 per goal over 25. He did not earn any of the bonuses. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1968-69 | $27,098 | $235,994 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $29,200. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$25,000. Bonuses included $2,500 if the team made the playoffs, $1,000 if it won the first round, $1,500 if it made the final, $2,000 if it won the Stanley Cup, $1,000 if he scored 20 goals in the regular season, and $100 per goal over 20. He did not earn any of the bonuses. He earned $ 2,500 because the team made the playoffs and $1,700 for scoring 27 goals. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1973-74 | $75,000 | $511,655 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1974-75 | $255,500 | $1,569,478 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| In April 1974, was rumored to have been offered $850,000 for five years by the Toronto Toros, of the WHA. Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Toros, for a salary of $150,000, doubling his NHL salary, plus an unknow signing bonus, assumed to be $100,000 based on the April 1974 rumors. Earned his $150,000 salary plus his $100,000 signing bonus. (Earned $175,000 according to another edition of La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life / La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $147,450 | $829,851 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000. | |||
| With the Toronto Toros, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life / La Presse | |||
| 1976-77 | $150,000 | $798,366 | |
| With the Birmingham Bulls, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1977-78 | $150,000 | $749,629 | |
| With the Birmingham Bulls, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
| 1978-79 | $150,000 | $696,535 | |
| With the Birmingham Bulls, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Goal of My Life | |||
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Career Total: US $1,024,298 (In today's dollars: US $6,047,440) NHL Rank: 3538 (In today's dollars: 2013) |
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