Blaine Stoughton
NHL Fortune:
$1,300,000
Description
Blaine Stoughton’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,300,000 (US $4,091,558 in today's dollars), ranking #3237 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: March 13, 1953Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1973
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 7
- By: Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1976-77 | $0 | $0 | |
| He was offered a one-year, two-way contract by the Toronto Maples Leafs for CAN$50,000 in the NHL and CAN$22,500 in the minor leagues. He did not sign the contract and elected to sign a four-year contract with the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association for an undisclosed amount. | |||
| Source: Copy of unsigned contract | |||
| 1979-80 | $75,000 | $302,459 | |
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1980-81 | $200,000 | $710,351 | |
| Signed a three-year contract with the Hartford Whalers for $160,000 per season. As a bonus, if he scored 40 or more goal in a season, he was to receive a $40,000 bonus and have his base salary for the next year increased by $40,000. He scored 43 goals earning his base salary of $160,000 and a $40,000 bonus and getting his 1981-82 base salary increased to $200,000. (According to The Sporting News, it was a four-year contract.) | |||
| Source: Book: The Whalers / Hockey Draft Central / The Sporting News | |||
| 1981-82 | $240,000 | $772,635 | |
| Had a base salary of $200,000. As a bonus, if he scored 40 or more goal in a season, he was to receive a $40,000 bonus and have his base salary for the next year increased by $40,000. He scored 52 goals earning his base salary of $200,000 and a $40,000 bonus and getting his 1982-83 base salary increased to $240,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Whalers / Hockey Draft Central / The Sporting News | |||
| 1982-83 | $280,000 | $849,285 | |
| Had a base salary of $240,000. As a bonus, if he scored 40 or more goal in a season, he was to receive a $40,000 bonus and have his base salary for the next year increased by $40,000. He scored 45 goals earning his base salary of $240,000 and a $40,000 bonus and getting his 1983-84 base salary increased to $280,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Whalers / Hockey Draft Central / The Sporting News | |||
| 1983-84 | $280,000 | $822,851 | |
| Had a base salary of $280,000. As a bonus, if he scored 40 or more goal in a season, he was to receive a $40,000 bonus and have his base salary for the next year increased by $40,000. He scored 28 goals and did not earn the bonus. | |||
| Source: NY Times | |||
| 1984-85 | $225,000 | $633,977 | |
| Was put on waivers by the New York Rangers in the hope that another team would pick him up along with his $225,000 salary. No team claimed him and he was sent to the New Haven Nighthawks in the AHL. He never played again in the NHL after that season, playing in Italy in 1987-88. (According to The New York Times, earned $200,000.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
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Career Total: US $1,300,000 (In today's dollars: US $4,091,558) NHL Rank: 3237 (In today's dollars: 2304) |
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