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NHL/Hockey Fortune: $25,749,515

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Phil Housley’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $25,749,515 (US $52,412,168 in today's dollars), ranking #706 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: USA
Position: D
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Phil Housley
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1982-83 $166,667 $556,651
On July 17, 1982, as a 6th overall NHL pick, signed a three-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres for $500,000 overall. His first season in the NHL.
Source(s): Post-Bulletin
1983-84 $166,667 $539,325
Source(s): Post-Bulletin
1984-85 $166,667 $517,104
Source(s): Post-Bulletin
1989-90 $186,000 $483,567 245
One-way contract. (Earned, with a new contract, between $350,000 and $400,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News. )
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1990-91 $195,000 $481,008 299
One-way contract. (Earned $450,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $475,000 $1,124,110 85
In his option year. In January 1992, signed a four-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets worth at least C $4.9M. The contract had some salary deferrals and tax shelters that he and the Jets agreed to submit to Revenue Canada and the Internal Revenue Service for some rulings regarding their validity. While Revenue Canada rules favorably quickly, the IRS was unable to rule quickly. Housley had a window built into the contract stipulating that if the rulings were not delivered by November 30, 1992, he could convert his contract from four year into two, which he did.
Source(s): Toronto Star / The Hockey News
1992-93 $1,157,800 $2,659,343 19
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,400,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $2,000,000 $4,462,135 12
1994-95 $1,285,714 $2,795,748 22
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $2,250,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $2,200,000 $4,653,235 42
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $2,500,000 $5,137,074 42
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $2,500,000 $5,019,624 55
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $2,750,000 $5,437,243 64
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1999-00 $2,500,000 $4,837,015 84
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01 $2,500,000 $4,679,152 88
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01
2001-02 $2,500,000 $4,550,460 128
2002-03 $2,500,000 $4,479,375 149
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $25,749,515
(In today's dollars: US $52,412,168)

NHL Rank: 706
(In today's dollars: 439)