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Hockey Fortune: $6,498,142

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Dave Babych’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $6,498,142 (US $14,777,321 in today's dollars), ranking #1725 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: May 23, 1961
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dave Babych
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1984-85 $193,000 $598,805
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Prior to the season, signed a four-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets for $250,000 per season plus lucrative incentive bonuses.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1985-86 $183,000 $548,303
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1986-87 $180,000 $529,277
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1987-88 $188,500 $534,708
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1988-89 $203,250 $553,928
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1987-88 and 1989-90.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1989-90 $300,000 $779,947 66
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1990-91 $300,000 $740,012 93
Elected to play his option year at $300,000. One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $458,325 $1,084,648 75
Amount in Canadian currency: $525,000.
1992-93 $496,200 $1,139,718 135
Amount in Canadian currency: $600,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $600,000 $1,338,640 165
1994-95 $342,857 $745,533 220
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $600,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $503,010 $1,063,920 349
Amount in Canadian currency: $690,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $650,000 $1,335,639 337
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $900,000 $1,807,065 240
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $1,000,000 $1,977,179 245
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. His last year in the NHL.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2002-03 $0 $0 755
In November 2002, he was awarded $1.37M by a New Jersey jury for his claim that the Philadelphia Flyers' team doctor deviated from standard medical practice and failed to inform him of the ramification of playing with an injury, in 1998, which shortened his career.
Source(s): Book: The Business of Sports - A Primer
Career Total: US $6,498,142
(In today's dollars: US $14,777,321)

NHL Rank: 1725
(In today's dollars: 1371)