Ed Johnston
NHL Fortune:
$1,907,250
Description
Ed Johnston’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,907,250 (US $6,773,121 in today's dollars), ranking #3031 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: November 24, 1935Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
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| Salary History - Ed Johnston All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1973-74 | $82,750 | $600,683 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $82,750. | |||
| Signed a four-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for: $ 82,500, $ 87,500, $87,500, and $ 92,500. Bonus: unknown amount for a goal against average under 2.70, 2.60, and 2.50; $ 250 per shutout; $ 500 per playoff game won; $ 2,000 if the team finished 1st or 2nd in the division; and $ 1,000 if the team finished 3rd in the division. Bonuses earned: $ 250 for 1 shutout. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1974-75 | $96,500 | $630,743 | |
| Signed a four-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for: $ 95,000, $ 100,000, $105,000, and $ 110,000. Was subsequently trade to St.Louis. Bonus: $ 1,000 a goal against average under 2.70; another $ 2,500 if it's under 260; another $ 2,500 if it's under 2.5. $ 250 per shutouts; $ 2,500 if the team finished 1st in the division; and $ 1,000 if it finishes 2nd. Bonuses earned: $ 500 for 2 shutouts plus $ 1,000 for the team ending second in the division.. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1975-76 | $100,250 | $600,345 | |
| Bonus earned: $ 250 for 1 shutout. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1976-77 | $107,750 | $610,224 | |
| Bonus earned: $ 250 for 1 shutout and $ 2,500 for St.Louis finishing 1st in its division. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1977-78 | $110,000 | $584,936 | |
| No bonus earned. His last season as a player. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| As coach of the New Brunswick Hawks, in the AHL, for an unknown salary. His first season as a coach. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $80,000 | $355,249 | |
| As coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. His first season coaching in the NHL. (Earned $50,000 in salary plus $5,000 in playoff bonus according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1980-81 | $85,000 | $332,429 | |
| During the summer, prior to the season, turned down a two-year contract offer to keep coaching the Chicago Blackhawks for $80,000 per season and signed a two-year contract, as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, for $85,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Sports Illustrated / Book: Going for the Gold | |||
| 1981-82 | $85,000 | $301,314 | |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1982-83 | $85,000 | $283,891 | |
| Estimated minimum salary, as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, based on his documented salary in 1981-82. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1989-90 | $175,000 | $454,969 | 266 |
| In May 1989, signed a three-year contract as Vice President and General Manager of the Hartford Whalers for $175,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1990-91 | $175,000 | $431,674 | 342 |
| As Vice President and General Manager of the Hartford Whalers | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1991-92 | $175,000 | $414,146 | 400 |
| As Vice President and General Manager of the Hartford Whalers | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1992-93 | $175,000 | $401,956 | 618 |
| Estimated minimum salary, based on documented salary for 1991-92, as Vice President and General Manager of the Hartford Whalers. Was fired after the season. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1996-97 | $375,000 | $770,561 | 588 |
| As coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $1,907,250 (In today's dollars: US $6,773,121) NHL Rank: 3031 (In today's dollars: 2113) |
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