Mike Bossy
NHL Fortune:
$3,630,000
Description
Mike Bossy’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,630,000 (US $11,080,233 in today's dollars), ranking #2023 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 22, 1957Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1977
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 15
- By: New York Islanders
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1977-78 | $55,000 | $267,151 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $50,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) First season in the NHL after being drafted 14th overall in the NHL. | |||
| Source: The Gazette / The Sporting News | |||
| 1978-79 | $55,000 | $248,229 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1977-78 and 1979-80. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $185,000 | $750,400 | |
| Before the season, signed a two-year plus an option year for $185,000 per season. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1980-81 | $185,000 | $660,891 | |
| (Earned $200,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1981-82 | $500,000 | $1,619,006 | |
| On October 28, 1981, signed a six-year contract with New York Islanders for $US 500,000 per year. (According to Sporting News and the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, it was a seven-year contract for $4.5M) | |||
| Source: La Presse | |||
| 1982-83 | $500,000 | $1,525,389 | |
| Source: La Presse / Hockey Illustrated Special 1982-83 | |||
| 1983-84 | $500,000 | $1,477,912 | |
| Source: La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $500,000 | $1,417,020 | |
| Earned US $610,000 according to the Globe and Mail. | |||
| Source: La Presse | |||
| 1985-86 | $500,000 | $1,368,411 | |
| Earned $610,000 according to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey. | |||
| Source: La Presse / Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1986-87 | $650,000 | $1,745,826 | |
| His last season before retiring from pro-hockey. (According to La Presse, he earned $500,000.) | |||
| Source: Sport Magazine | |||
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Career Total: US $3,630,000 (In today's dollars: US $11,080,233) NHL Rank: 2023 (In today's dollars: 1372) |
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