Herb Brooks
Hockey Fortune:
$1,001,600
Description
Herb Brooks’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,001,600 (US $3,102,796 in today's dollars), ranking #3649 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: August 5, 1937Country of birth: USA
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| Salary History - Herb Brooks All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1980-81 | $65,000 | $247,980 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract as coach of Davos HC in Switzerland for $70,000 in 1980-81 and $75,000 in 1981-82, tax-free, plus housing and the use of a car. He then received a two-year contract offer for $210,000 from the Colorado Rockies, plus housing and the use of a car. He decided to respect his contract in Switzerland but in early January 1981, a few weeks before the end of the season with a poor record and criticism of his coaching techniques, he cited business interests in the US and resigned. He earned a pro-rated salary of approximately $65,000, tax free. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / UPI | |||
| 1981-82 | $150,000 | $518,698 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract as coach of the New York Rangers for an estimated $150,000 per season. (According to La Presse, it was a two-year contract for $125,000 per season.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1982-83 | $150,000 | $488,705 | |
| As coach of the New York Rangers. (According to The Hockey News, earned $200,000.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1983-84 | $162,200 | $512,005 | |
| As coach of the New York Rangers. Estimated salary based on the documented salary for 1982-83 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $154,400 | $467,302 | |
| As coach of the New York Rangers. Was fired after 45 games but had a guaranteed contract that reportedly had a provision stipulating that he was to receive double the amount remaining on his contract if he was fired. (Earned U $250,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Los Angeles Times | |||
| 1987-88 | $160,000 | $442,739 | |
| Signed a two-year contract as coach of the Minnesota North Stars for $160,000 per season. Was fired after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News | |||
| 1988-89 | $160,000 | $425,368 | |
| Although fired after the 1987-88 season, he had a guaranteed contract. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus / The Sporting News | |||
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Career Total: US $1,001,600 (In today's dollars: US $3,102,796) NHL Rank: 3649 (In today's dollars: 2919) |
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