Wendel Clark
NHL Fortune:
$12,360,180
Description
Wendel Clark’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $12,360,180 (US $25,698,632 in today's dollars), ranking #1137 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 25, 1966Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1985
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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| Salary History - Wendel Clark All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1985-86 | $210,450 | $615,092 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $287,500. | |||
| Prior to the season, as the #1 overall pick in the 1985 NHL draft, signed a four-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $700,000 including a $150,000 signing bonus. Earned a salary of $137,500 plus his signing bonus of $150,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $99,000 | $283,967 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $137,500. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1987-88 | $103,675 | $286,881 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $137,500. | |||
| (Earned $125,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1988-89 | $203,250 | $540,350 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a one-year plus one option year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for about $CAD 250,000 per season. (was worth $C 275,000 plus $25,000 possible bonuses according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1989-90 | $223,925 | $567,896 | 151 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $265,000. | |||
| Source(s): Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $227,105 | $546,470 | 191 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $265,000. | |||
| One-way contract. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $523,800 | $1,209,213 | 67 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $600,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a one-year contract, plus one-year option with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CDN $600,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: A Season in Time | |||
| 1992-93 | $682,275 | $1,528,701 | 85 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $825,000. | |||
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. Had a $600,000 base salary plus a $225,000 bonus if he played 65 games or more in the regular season. He played 66 games and earned the bonus. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse / Book: A Season in Time / Book: The Last Good Year | |||
| 1993-94 | $697,500 | $1,518,026 | 135 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $900,000. | |||
| 1994-95 | $439,200 | $931,618 | 157 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,050,000. | |||
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,050,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $1,800,000 | $3,713,873 | 65 |
| Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders for $6M. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Book: We Want Fishsticks | |||
| 1996-97 | $2,050,000 | $4,109,149 | 65 |
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $2,300,000 | $4,504,859 | 66 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $1,400,000 | $2,700,202 | 185 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $1,400,000 | $2,642,334 | 201 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. Retired after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $12,360,180 (In today's dollars: US $25,698,632) NHL Rank: 1137 (In today's dollars: 887) |
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| His brother Kerry could fight but never got the big NHL payday. |