Raymond Bourque
Hockey Fortune:
$34,320,933
Description
Raymond Bourque’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $34,320,933 (US $68,873,389 in today's dollars), ranking #447 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: 28-Dec-60Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1979
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 8
- By: Boston Bruins
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| Salary History - Raymond Bourque All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1979-80 | $151,500 | $632,259 | |
| As a rookie drafted in the first round, 8th overall, signed a three-year contract with the Boston Bruins for $50,000 per season plus a signing bonus of $100,000. Also received $1,500 from the NHL for winning the Calder trophy. (According to The Sporting News, it was a three-year contract worth $320,000.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / The Hockey News 1981 Yearbook | |||
| 1980-81 | $50,000 | $183,776 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1981-82 | $50,000 | $166,575 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1982-83 | $200,000 | $627,772 | |
| Source(s): La Presse / The Sporting News | |||
| 1983-84 | $200,000 | $608,233 | |
| Estimated based on documented 1982-83 salary. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $200,000 | $583,173 | |
| Estimated based on documented 1982-83 salary. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1985-86 | $500,000 | $1,407,920 | |
| Signed a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins for $2.5M. (It was a six-year contract at $450,000 per year, according to The Sporting News. Earned $435,000 according to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1986-87 | $500,000 | $1,381,717 | |
| Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1987-88 | $500,000 | $1,332,952 | |
| (Earned $450,000 according to another edition of The Sporing News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated / The Sporting News | |||
| 1988-89 | $500,000 | $1,280,653 | |
| Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1989-90 | $500,000 | $1,221,667 | 13 |
| Source(s): Canadian Press / La Presse / Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1990-91 | $1,100,000 | $2,550,054 | 6 |
| One-way contract | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1991-92 | $1,196,000 | $2,660,022 | 8 |
| 1992-93 | $1,197,000 | $2,583,889 | 18 |
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse | |||
| 1993-94 | $2,250,000 | $4,717,742 | 9 |
| Was awarded $2.25M per season for 2 years in arbitration. He was season $4M and $4.5M while the Bruins were offering $1.85M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Made in America - Chris Chelios | |||
| 1994-95 | $1,285,714 | $2,627,465 | 23 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $2,250,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| (According to the Guide Hockey 1995-1996, his contract was for $2.5M.) | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $2,502,400 | $4,974,255 | 31 |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $2,501,600 | $4,830,951 | 41 |
| One-way contract. | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette / La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $3,436,719 | $6,485,062 | 24 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $4,000,000 | $7,432,673 | 27 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $6,000,000 | $10,910,073 | 13 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster | |||
| 2000-01 | $5,500,000 | $9,674,506 | 22 |
| On June 4, 2000, signed a 1-year contract with Colorado for $5.5M (+1 year option at $6M). Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. Retired from pro hockey after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Wayne Gretzky's Ghost | |||
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Career Total: US $34,320,933 (In today's dollars: US $68,873,389 ) NHL Rank: 447 (In today's dollars: 212) |
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