Mike Walton
Hockey Fortune:
$711,480
Description
Mike Walton’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $711,480 (US $4,653,774 in today's dollars), ranking #4247 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
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| Salary History - Mike Walton All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1964-65 | $8,000 | $81,083 | |
| In his first pro season, with the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Professional Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey Research Journal | |||
| 1970-71 | $38,320 | $310,351 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1971-72 | $39,600 | $307,489 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000. | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1970-71. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1972-73 | $40,360 | $303,424 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000. | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1970-71. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1973-74 | $150,000 | $1,062,162 | |
| Signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, of the WHA, for $450,000. The contract included an escape clause allowing him to return to the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / The Hockey News | |||
| 1974-75 | $180,000 | $1,147,678 | |
| Per the escape clause in his 1973-74 contract, he terminated his contract and signed a new five-year contract with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, of the WHA, for between $800,000 and $1M. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1975-76 | $180,000 | $1,051,505 | |
| 59 games into the season, the Minnesota Fighting Saints folded and he joined the Vancouver Canucks, of the NHL. It is unknown if his contract carried to Vancouver or if he had to negotiate a new contract given that Minnesota folder. (Earned $140,000 according to The Sporting News and La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1977-78 | $75,200 | $390,082 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $80,000. | |||
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $100,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette | |||
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Career Total: US $711,480 (In today's dollars: US $4,653,774) NHL Rank: 4247 (In today's dollars: 2449) |
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