Scotty Bowman
NHL Fortune:
$10,452,024
Description
Scotty Bowman’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $10,452,024 (US $22,828,882 in today's dollars), ranking #1161 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 18, 1933Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1955-56 | $254 | $2,771 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $250. As coach of the Park Extension Flyers of the Montreal Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. | |||
| Source: Book: A Hockey Life Like No Other | |||
| 1956-57 | $4,267 | $45,953 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $4,200. As Assistant -Coach of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A league. | |||
| Source: Book: A Hockey Life Like No Other | |||
| 1970-71 | $50,000 | $376,996 | |
| As coach and General Manager of the St. Louis Blues. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1977-78 | $75,200 | $363,159 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $80,000. As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. (Earned $60,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1978-79 | $70,160 | $314,822 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $80,000. As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. (Earned $60,000 or $100,000 according to different another editions of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $250,000 | $1,008,198 | |
| As coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. | |||
| Source: Sportsnet | |||
| 1980-81 | $250,000 | $887,938 | |
| As General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $250,000 | $804,828 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $250,000 | $758,290 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $250,000 | $734,689 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $250,000 | $704,419 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1985-86 | $250,000 | $680,255 | |
| As Coach and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1979-80 and 1986-87. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1986-87 | $375,000 | $1,001,391 | |
| 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: The Gazette | |||
| 1987-88 | $375,000 | $966,049 | |
| Did not coach but was paid under his guaranteed contract after his 1986 firing. | |||
| Source: The Gazette | |||
| 1991-92 | $300,000 | $644,761 | 170 |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1992-93 | $300,000 | $625,784 | 286 |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1993-94 | $900,000 | $1,823,550 | 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: Book: The Road to Hockeytown / The Hockey News 1993-94 Yearbook | |||
| 1994-95 | $457,143 | $902,751 | 139 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $800,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
| 1996-97 | $650,000 | $1,212,974 | 342 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
| 1997-98 | $970,000 | $1,768,745 | 221 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. (Earned $1M according to the book The Road to Hockeytown) | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $975,000 | $1,750,705 | 256 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News, La Presse or Le Droit | |||
| 1999-00 | $1,000,000 | $1,757,114 | 265 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. | |||
| Source: The Hockey News, La Presse or Le Droit | |||
| 2000-01 | $1,200,000 | $2,039,721 | 241 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. (Earned $1M according to the book The Road to Hockeytown.) | |||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||
| 2001-02 | $1,000,000 | $1,653,019 | 345 |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Retired from coaching after the season. | |||
| Source: Book: The Road to Hockeytown | |||
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Career Total: US $10,452,024 (In today's dollars: US $22,828,882) NHL Rank: 1161 (In today's dollars: 845) |
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