Pierre Larouche
Hockey Fortune:
$2,770,300
Description
Pierre Larouche’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,770,300 (US $10,724,091 in today's dollars), ranking #2509 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: 16-Nov-55Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 8
- By: Pittsburgh Penguins
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| Salary History - Pierre Larouche All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1974-75 | $195,000 | $1,243,318 | |
| Prior to the season, as a eight overall pick in the NHL and 30th in the WHA, signed a five-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $800,000 overall (It was for $500,000 overall according to The Hockey News.) Also had a clause guaranteeing a $35,000 bonus at the end of every season, for twelve year. His first year in the NHL. Earned $160,000 plus his $35,000 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $195,000 | $1,139,130 | |
| Earned $160,000 plus his $35,000 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1976-77 | $195,000 | $1,077,280 | |
| Earned $160,000 plus his $35,000 bonus. (Earned a base salary of $150,000 according to The Sporting News and $175,000 according to another edition of La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1977-78 | $120,200 | $623,509 | |
| 20 games into the season, earning a Base salary (not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras.) of $160,000 (His contract was for $120,000 according to The Gazette and $175,000 according to another edition of La Presse) plus a $35,000 yearly bonus for twelve years, he was traded from Pittsburg to Montreal. He immediately cancelled his current agreement and signed a four-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for a hometown discount of $100,000; $110,000; $120,000; and $130,000. Earned approximately $120,200 for the season (20 games in Pittsburgh at $160,000 and 44 games in Montreal at $100,000.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1978-79 | $96,470 | $464,973 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $110,000 . | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1979-80 | $102,480 | $443,920 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $120,000 . | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1980-81 | $111,150 | $424,045 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $130,000 . | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1981-82 | $200,000 | $691,597 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1982-83 | $200,000 | $651,606 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1983-84 | $155,000 | $489,277 | |
| On September 13, 1983, as a free agent without compensation, signed a contract with the New York Rangers for $155,000 in 1983-84 and a bit more in 1984-85 (According to La Presse, it was for $175,000.) | |||
| Source(s): The New York Times | |||
| 1984-85 | $300,000 | $907,971 | |
| Prior to the season, asked the Rangers to renegotiate his contract, changed agent, and in mid-October, signed a two-year plus one-year option one-way contract with the New York Rangers for a base salary close to $300,000, an undisclosed signing bonus and a yearly performance bonus of $50,000 is he scored 50 goals. Did not score 50 goals, earning his base salary and an unknow signing bonus. | |||
| Source(s): The New York Times | |||
| 1985-86 | $300,000 | $876,824 | |
| One-way contract. Did not score 50 goals, earning his base salary of close to $300,000. (Earned $350,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The New York Times | |||
| 1986-87 | $300,000 | $860,505 | |
| One-way contract. Did not score 50 goals, earning his base salary of close to $300,000. (Earned $350,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The New York Times | |||
| 1987-88 | $300,000 | $830,136 | |
| Suffered a back injury ten games into the season and missing the rest of the season. Retired after the season. Assumed to have earned a salary similar to his 1986-87 salary. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
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Career Total: US $2,770,300 (In today's dollars: US $10,724,091 ) NHL Rank: 2509 (In today's dollars: 1557) |
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