Wendel Clark
NHL Fortune:
$12,360,180
Description
Wendel Clark’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $12,360,180 (US $23,924,903 in today's dollars), ranking #1038 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 25, 1966Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1985
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1985-86 | $210,450 | $572,638 | |
| Contract 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: The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $99,000 | $264,367 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $137,500. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1987-88 | $103,675 | $267,080 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $137,500. (Earned $125,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1988-89 | $203,250 | $503,055 | |
| Contract 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: The Hockey News | |||
| 1989-90 | $223,925 | $528,699 | 148 |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $265,000. | |||
| Source: Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $227,105 | $508,753 | 188 |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $265,000. One-way contract. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $523,800 | $1,125,753 | 67 |
| Contract 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: Book: A Season in Time | |||
| 1992-93 | $682,275 | $1,423,189 | 85 |
| Contract 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: The Hockey News / La Presse / Book: A Season in Time / Book: The Last Good Year | |||
| 1993-94 | $697,500 | $1,413,251 | 134 |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $900,000. | |||
| 1994-95 | $439,200 | $867,318 | 155 |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,050,000. Because of the lockout, his NHL salary was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source: Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $1,800,000 | $3,457,540 | 66 |
| Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders for $6M. | |||
| Source: La Presse / Book: We Want Fishsticks | |||
| 1996-97 | $2,050,000 | $3,825,534 | 66 |
| Source: La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $2,300,000 | $4,193,932 | 65 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $1,400,000 | $2,513,834 | 185 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $1,400,000 | $2,459,959 | 201 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. Retired after the season. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $12,360,180 (In today's dollars: US $23,924,903) NHL Rank: 1038 (In today's dollars: 812) |
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| His brother Kerry could fight but never got the big NHL payday. |