Scotty Bowman
NHL Fortune:
$10,812,421
Description
Scotty Bowman’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $10,812,421 (US $25,333,154 in today's dollars), ranking #1236 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 18, 1933Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Scotty Bowman All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1955-56 | $254 | $2,976 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250. | |||
| As coach of the Park Extension Flyers of the Montreal Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Scotty - A Hockey Life Like No Other | |||
| 1956-57 | $4,267 | $49,360 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $4,200. | |||
| As Assistant -Coach of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A league. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Scotty - A Hockey Life Like No Other | |||
| 1970-71 | $50,000 | $404,946 | |
| As coach and General Manager of the St. Louis Blues. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1977-78 | $75,200 | $390,082 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $80,000. | |||
| As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. (Earned $60,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1978-79 | $87,700 | $422,702 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000. | |||
| On June 2, 1978, after turning down a lucrative five-year contract offer from the St. Louis Blues for $1.5M, signed a one-year plus one-year option contract as coach of the Montreal Canadiens for $100,000 per season. (Earned $60,000 or $80,000 according to different another editions of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $250,000 | $1,082,943 | |
| Prior to the season, elected not to exercice his option year as coach of the Montreal Candiens at $100,000. Turned down a five-year contract offer from the Toronto Maple Leafs as coach and general manager for a yearly salary between $140,000 and $150,000 and signed a contract as coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres for a $250,000 yearly salary. | |||
| Source(s): Sportsnet | |||
| 1980-81 | $250,000 | $953,768 | |
| As General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $250,000 | $864,496 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $250,000 | $814,508 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $250,000 | $789,157 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $250,000 | $756,642 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1985-86 | $250,000 | $730,687 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1986-87 | $375,000 | $1,075,632 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Twelve games into the season, in November 1986, he removed himself as a coach. In early December 1986, he was fired as General Manager with another guaranteed year left on his contract. | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette / La Presse | |||
| 1987-88 | $375,000 | $1,037,669 | |
| Did not coach but was paid under his guaranteed contract after his 1986 firing. | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette / La Presse | |||
| 1991-92 | $300,000 | $692,562 | 170 |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1992-93 | $300,000 | $672,178 | 286 |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1993-94 | $900,000 | $1,958,743 | 75 |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract as coach of the Detroit Red Wings for $800,000 per year plus a one-time signing bonus of $100,000. (Earned $1M according to the book The Russian Five) | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Road to Hockeytown / The Hockey News 1993-94 Yearbook | |||
| 1994-95 | $800,000 | $1,696,937 | 66 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1996-97 | $650,000 | $1,302,901 | 337 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1997-98 | $970,000 | $1,899,875 | 222 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. (Earned $1M according to the book The Road to Hockeytown) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $975,000 | $1,880,498 | 256 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News, La Presse or Le Droit | |||
| 1999-00 | $1,000,000 | $1,887,381 | 265 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News, La Presse or Le Droit | |||
| 2000-01 | $1,200,000 | $2,190,941 | 241 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. (Earned $1M according to the book The Road to Hockeytown.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 2001-02 | $1,000,000 | $1,775,569 | 345 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Retired from coaching after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
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Career Total: US $10,812,421 (In today's dollars: US $25,333,154) NHL Rank: 1236 (In today's dollars: 902) |
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