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NHL Fortune: $1,141,540

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Wayne Dillon’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,141,540 (US $6,092,836 in today's dollars), ranking #3515 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: May 25, 1955
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Wayne Dillon
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1973-74 $70,000 $495,676
Amount in Canadian currency: $70,000.
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Toros of the WHA for $210,000 overall.
Source(s): La Presse
1974-75 $71,540 $456,138
Amount in Canadian currency: $70,000.
With the Toronto Toros in the WHA.
Source(s): La Presse
1975-76 $200,000 $1,168,339
Prior to the season, signed a seven-year contract with the New York Rangers for $1.4M overall.
Source(s): La Presse
1976-77 $200,000 $1,104,902
(Earned $300,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News 1977 Yearbook / La Presse
1977-78 $200,000 $1,037,453
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $190,000 according to The Gazette, $175,000 according to the Globe and Mail and more than $100,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): La Presse
1978-79 $200,000 $963,974
Source(s): La Presse
1979-80 $200,000 $866,354
Source(s): La Presse
1980-81 $0 $0
It is unclear what happened with the last 2 years of his contract as he played the whole season in Switzerland.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $1,141,540
(In today's dollars: US $6,092,836)

NHL Rank: 3515
(In today's dollars: 2110)