Ken Dryden
NHL Fortune:
$1,233,898
Description
Ken Dryden’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,233,898 (US $6,647,017 in today's dollars), ranking #3281 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: August 8, 1947Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1964
- Round #3
- Overall Pick: 14
- By: Boston Bruins
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1968-69 | $11,445 | $96,878 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $12,333. After his college career, the Canadian National Team offered him a contract worth $37,000 over the next three years. | |||
| Source: Book: The Greatest Game | |||
| 1969-70 | $11,457 | $91,959 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $12,333. With the Canadian National Team. | |||
| Source: Book: The Greatest Game | |||
| 1972-73 | $120,071 | $845,263 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $119,000. Earned his salary of $100,000 and, like all players on the Montreal Canadiens roster, got a CAN$19,000 (CAN$115,000 in today's dollars) bonus for winning the Stanley Cup.(According to the book The Greatest Season, prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $70,000 and $90,000) | |||
| Source: Book: Robinson for Defense / Book: Between the Pipes | |||
| 1973-74 | $0 | $0 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $0. After Montreal refused to raise his salary (reported to be $80,000 or $90,000 by The Sporting News, depending on the issue, and $80,000 by the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey), he quit and did not play that season. Instead, with his law degree, he worked as an intern at a Toronto law firm, earning $134 per week. Newspapers apparently speculated that Dryden was seeking a four-year contract at $150,000 per season while Montreal was offeting a two-year contract at $110,000 in the first year and $125,000 in the second. | |||
| Source: Book: Between the Pipes / Book: The Greatest Season | |||
| 1974-75 | $204,400 | $1,220,348 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $200,000. On May 24, 1974, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CDN $200,000 per season. (It was a three-year contract for $150,000 per season, according to La Presse and the book La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens.) | |||
| Source: Book: The Greatest Game / Book: Between the Pipes / The Sporting News / Le Soleil | |||
| 1975-76 | $196,600 | $1,075,419 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $200,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Greatest Game / Book: Between the Pipes / The Sporting News / Le Soleil | |||
| 1976-77 | $202,800 | $1,049,101 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $200,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Greatest Game / Book: Between the Pipes / The Sporting News / Le Soleil | |||
| 1977-78 | $202,100 | $981,657 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $215,000. Earned a base salary of $180,000 plus $35,000 in various performance bonuses. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook / Globe and Mail / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens / The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $285,025 | $1,286,392 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $325,000. Earned $325,000 in salary and bonuses. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. (Earned $200,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: Book: 50 ans parmi les g?ants | |||
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Career Total: US $1,233,898 (In today's dollars: US $6,647,017) NHL Rank: 3281 (In today's dollars: 1803) |
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| His brother Dave had a longer career but was never as much in the spotling as him. |