Please share this page:
NHL Fortune: $2,405,000

Description

Billy Smith’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,405,000 (US $7,770,111 in today's dollars), ranking #2765 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: December 12, 1950
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Billy Smith
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1972-73 $20,000 $154,137
$18,000 salary and $2,000 signing bonus with the New York Islanders.
Source(s): Billy Smith on Spittin' Chiclets podcast
1977-78 $85,000 $451,996
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $90,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $100,000 $494,098
Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1988-89.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1979-80 $110,000 $488,468
Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1988-89.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1980-81 $120,000 $469,312
Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1988-89.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1981-82 $130,000 $460,834
Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1988-89.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1982-83 $140,000 $467,585
Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1988-89.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1983-84 $200,000 $647,189
Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the New York Islanders for $200,000 per season.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1984-85 $200,000 $620,524
Source(s): The Hockey News
1985-86 $200,000 $599,238
Source(s): The Hockey News
1986-87 $200,000 $588,085
Source(s): The Hockey News
1987-88 $200,000 $567,330
Source(s): The Hockey News
1988-89 $200,000 $545,070
Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Islanders for $400,000 overall but retired after the 1st year of the contract and, instead, signed a new three-year deal as goalie coach.
Source(s): The Hockey News 1989 Yearbook / NY Times / The Hockey News
1989-90 $125,000 $324,978 420
As goalie coach of the New York Islanders.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1990-91 $125,000 $308,338 487
As goalie coach of the New York Islanders.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1991-92 $125,000 $295,818 553
As goalie coach of the New York Islanders.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1992-93 $125,000 $287,112 929
As goalie coach of the New York Islanders.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $2,405,000
(In today's dollars: US $7,770,111)

NHL Rank: 2765
(In today's dollars: 1964)