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NHL Fortune: $4,737,821

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Petr Klima’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $4,737,821 (US $11,144,290 in today's dollars), ranking #2036 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: December 23, 1964
Country of birth: Czech Republic
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Petr Klima
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1984-85 $0 $0
About a year after being drafted, signed a ten-year contract (five-year plus a five-year option up the the Red Wings) with the Detroit Red Wings for an average yearly salary of $250,000. Finished his military obligation in Czechoslovakia before defecting and joining the NHL in 1985-86.
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1985-86 $250,000 $749,047
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1986-87 $250,000 $735,106
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1987-88 $250,000 $709,162
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1988-89 $250,000 $681,338
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1989-90 $250,000 $649,956 116
(Earned US$ 150,000 according to The Hockey News and the Canadian Press)
Source(s): Book: The Russian Five / The Hockey News
1990-91 $214,250 $528,492 239
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
One-way contract. (Earned $300,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $261,900 $619,799 223
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Source(s): .
1992-93 $248,100 $569,859 408
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $700,000 $1,561,747 123
1994-95 $428,571 $931,916 160
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $750,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $800,000 $1,692,086 193
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $835,000 $1,715,783 242
One-way contract on its option year. (Earned $125,000 according to Guide Hockey RDS)
Source(s): La Presse / The Gazette
Career Total: US $4,737,821
(In today's dollars: US $11,144,290)

NHL Rank: 2036
(In today's dollars: 1618)