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NHL Fortune: $9,700

Description

Art Ross’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $9,700 (US $286,424 in today's dollars), ranking #5961 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: January 13, 1885
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D

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Salary History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Salary
(US$)
In today's
US$
NHL
Rank
1908-09 $4,100 $121,465
Contract in Canadian currency: $4,100. Salary of CAN$1,200 to play for the Montreal Wanderers of the ECAHA. Also got a CAN$400 bonus to play the two-game Stanley Cup Challenge for the Wanderers. Was also paid CAN$2,500 to play two games for the Cobalt Silver Kings in the Timiskaming Professional Hockey League.
Source: Book: Blades on Ice: A century of professional hockey / The Sporting News
1909-10 $2,700 $79,989
Contract in Canadian currency: $2,700. With the Haileybury Comets of the National Hockey Association.
Source: Book: Hockey: A People's History
1913-14 $1,500 $44,438
Contract in Canadian currency: $1,500. With the Montreal Wanderers of the National Hockey Association.
Source: Book: Ultimate Hockey
1915-16 $1,400 $40,532
Contract in Canadian currency: $1,400. With the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association.
Source: Book: Win, Tie, or Wrangle: The Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators
Career Total: US $9,700
(In today's dollars: US $286,424)

NHL Rank: 5961
(In today's dollars: 5468)