Jacques Plante
NHL Fortune:
$679,336
Description
Jacques Plante’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $679,336 (US $5,725,927 in today's dollars), ranking #4373 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 17, 1929Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
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| Salary History - Jacques Plante All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1944-45 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| At age 15, as he was simultaneously goalie in midget, juvenile and junior hockey and acting as the practice goalie in a senior league, he was offered $80 per week to play for a team in England and a tryout by the Providence Reds in the AHL. His parents turned down the offers. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Jacques Plante | |||
| 1947-48 | $2,040 | $29,458 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $2,040. | |||
| Earned C $85 per week with the Quebec Citadelles in the Quebec Junior Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Jacques Plante | |||
| 1948-49 | $3,000 | $40,204 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $3,000. | |||
| Earned $125 per week with the Quebec Citadelles in the Quebec Junior Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Jacques Plante / Emmanuel Frechette on Drette su'l'tape podcast | |||
| 1949-50 | $4,505 | $60,981 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,000. | |||
| Earned $4,500 with the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior Hockey League plus a $500 stipend to be the practice goalie of the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Jacques Plante | |||
| 1952-53 | $5,233 | $63,521 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,125. | |||
| On September 25, 1952, signed a one-year contract with the Royaux de Montreal, of the Quebec Senior Hockey League, for CAN$3,500 plus $ C 175 per playoff games. After playing 29 games, he signed a 3-game amateur tryout contract with the Montreal Canadiens, of the NHL, to replace an injured goalie at $ 125/game. On December 29, 1952, he signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$3,000 to play the rest of the season with the Buffalo Bisons in the AHL and earn $ 125 per game played in Montreal. His estimated earning for the season is CAN$1,750 for the half season with the Royaux, plus $ 3,000 for the other half in Buffalo and $ 375 for the 3 games with the Canadiens. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1953-54 | $8,263 | $99,522 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $8,125. | |||
| Still considered a rookie by the NHL, despite 3 games in Montreal the previous year, he signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$6,000 to play with Buffalo in the American Hockey League plus an additional CAN$125 for games played for Montreal in the NHL. He was to received a $ 500 bonus if the Buffalo Bisons made the playoffs. He played 55 games in the AHL and 17 games in the NHL, earning his base salary of $ 6,000 and $ 2,125 for his games in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1954-55 | $9,243 | $110,950 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $9,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$9,000 in the NHL and CAN$5,000 in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Included a $ 500 bonus if he played for the Canadiens and the team finished 1st in the standings and $ 1,000 if he won the Vezina Trophy. He played the whole season in the NHL but did not earn any bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / La Presse | |||
| 1955-56 | $11,154 | $134,240 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $11,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$9,500. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 1,000 if he won the Vezina Trophy, which he both earned. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1956-57 | $12,700 | $150,596 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $12,500. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$10,500. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings, $ 1,000 if he won the Vezina Trophy, $ 1,000 for winning any other trophy; and $ 1,000 if he made the NHL's 1st or 2nd All Star Team. He earned $ 1,000 for the Vezina trophy and $ 1,000 for being named on the league's 2nd All Star Team. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1957-58 | $14,602 | $167,541 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $14,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$12,500. Included a $ 1,000 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He earned the $ 500 bonus as the team won the Stanley Cup. ALso earned $1,000 from the NHL for winning the Vezina trophy. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1958-59 | $16,480 | $184,044 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $16,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$15,000. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He earned the $ 1,000 bonus as the team finished 1st and won the Stanley Cup. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1959-60 | $18,774 | $207,577 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $18,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$17,000. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He earned the $ 1,000 bonus as the team finished 1st and won the Stanley Cup. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1960-61 | $20,105 | $219,056 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $19,500. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$19,000. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He earned the $ 500 bonus as the team finished 1st . | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1961-62 | $20,234 | $218,175 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $20,500. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$18,000. Included a $ 2,000 bonus if he won the Vezina trophy, $ 500 if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He earned $ 2,000 for winning the Vezina and $ 500 as the team finished 1st . | |||
| Source(s): Classic Auctions | |||
| 1962-63 | $18,720 | $199,453 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $20,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$20,000. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Canadiens finished 1st in the standings and $ 500 if the team won the first playoff round. He did not earn any bonus. (Earned $21,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1963-64 | $22,000 | $231,568 | |
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the New York Rangers for $22,000. Included a $ 500 bonus if the Rangers finished 3rd of better in the standings, $ 500 if the team made the playoffs, $ 500 if the team played in the Stanley Cup final, and $ 500 if the team won the Stanley Cup. He did not earn any bonus. (According to the book Jacques Plante - Behind the Mask, his contract guaranteed him $24,000, which was the highest ever salary for a goalie. According to The Sporting News, the contract was for $22,500. According to the book La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens, it was for $24,000. According to The Hockey News, it was for $25,000.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Hockey News | |||
| 1964-65 | $22,000 | $228,582 | |
| He did not earn any bonus and retired from pro hockey after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1965-66 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| He did not play professional hockey. | |||
| 1966-67 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| He did not play professional hockey. | |||
| 1967-68 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| He did not play professional hockey. | |||
| 1968-69 | $13,000 | $120,469 | |
| Signed a three-year contract with the St. Louis Blues for $12,000 per season. Also included $14,000 yearly payments to be made in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Bonuses included $ 1,000 if the team had the lowest goal against average in the Western Division and $ 500 if it had the second lowest goal against average. He earned his $12,000 base salary plus $ 1,000 with the lowest GAA. (According to the book Jacques Plante - Behind the Mask, and The Sporting News, he earned $35,000. According to another edition of The Hockey News, earned $45,000. According to the book Jacques Plante, it was a three-year contract at $26,000 per season plus $12,000 deferred until 1972.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1969-70 | $13,000 | $114,228 | |
| He earned his $12,000 base salary plus $ 1,000 with the lowest GAA. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1970-71 | $38,128 | $316,558 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $39,800. | |||
| Signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$39,800. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1971-72 | $9,900 | $78,804 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$75,000 with defered payments over 8 years: CAN$10,000 on January 1st for 7 years and a final CAN$5,000 on January 1st of 1979. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / Book: Jacques Plante | |||
| 1972-73 | $109,981 | $847,606 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $109,000. | |||
| Signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$85,000 per season. Also earned the defered $14,000 from the St. Louis Blues from his 1968-69 contract and the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. Retired as a player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1973-74 | $89,000 | $646,052 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $89,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a ten-year contract for CAN$ 60,000 per season ($100,000 according to the book Jacques Plante - Behind the Mask) as the coach of the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association. Quit after one season to come back as a player with Edmonton. Got a $5,000 severance bonus from Quebec. Also earned the defered $14,000 from the St. Louis Blues from his 1968-69 contrac and the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / Book: Les Nordiques / Book: Il etait une fois... Les Nordiques | |||
| 1974-75 | $163,520 | $1,068,799 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000. | |||
| Signed a one-year deal for $150,000 with the Edmonton Oilers, of the World Hockey Association, after a bad experience coaching the Quebec Nordiques in the same league, and realizing he could make much more money playing. Also earned the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. (According to The Hockey News, it was a two-year contract for $150,000 per season and he left $150,000 on the table by retiring with a year left.) Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: Jacques Plante / The Hockey Research Journal | |||
| 1975-76 | $9,830 | $58,867 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000. | |||
| Earned the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. | |||
| 1976-77 | $10,140 | $57,426 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000. | |||
| Earned the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. | |||
| 1977-78 | $9,400 | $49,985 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000. | |||
| Earned the defered CAN$10,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. | |||
| 1978-79 | $4,385 | $21,666 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,000. | |||
| Earned the defered CAN$5,000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs from his 1971-72 contract. | |||
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Career Total: US $679,336 (In today's dollars: US $5,725,927) NHL Rank: 4373 (In today's dollars: 2295) |
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