Frank Mahovlich
Hockey Fortune:
$1,662,463
Description
Frank Mahovlich’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,662,463 (US $11,494,139 in today's dollars), ranking #3137 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 10, 1938Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Frank Mahovlich All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1954-55 | $2,999 | $35,115 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $2,920. | |||
| Prior to the season, as a 16 year-old, joined the Toronto Maple Leafs organization for a $1,000 signing bonus and $1,000 to sign the C Form. Advised that the maximum legal amount to sign the C Form was $100, the money was given to his uncle as "scouting expenses." Also earned $80 per week playing junior for approximately $1,920 for the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Lives of Conn Smythe | |||
| 1955-56 | $1,947 | $22,857 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,920. | |||
| Earned $80 per week playing junior for approximately $1,920 for the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Lives of Conn Smythe | |||
| 1956-57 | $1,951 | $22,565 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,920. | |||
| Earned $80 per week playing junior for approximately $1,920 for the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Lives of Conn Smythe | |||
| 1957-58 | $12,516 | $140,087 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $12,000. | |||
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Toronton Maple Leafs for CAN $10,000 per season. Also got a CAN $2,000 signing bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / Book: The Lives of Conn Smythe / Book: '67 | |||
| 1958-59 | $10,300 | $112,208 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000. | |||
| Signed a three-year, one-way contract with the Toronton Maple Leafs for CAN$15,000 per season and bonuses: $500 for 30 goals / $750 for 35 goals / $1000 for 40 goals. Team was also matching bonuses received from the NHL for winning awards. Scored 18 goals and did not earn a bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1959-60 | $15,645 | $168,741 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $15,000. | |||
| Includes $1,000 bonus for scoring 48 goals. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1960-61 | $16,496 | $175,333 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $16,000. | |||
| Includes $500 bonus for scoring 33 goals. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1961-62 | $15,299 | $160,918 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $15,500. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1962-63 | $24,898 | $258,770 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $26,600. | |||
| Signed a four-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$25,000 per season with bonuses: $500 if Toronto got 14 or more points than Montreal; $500 for scoring 25 goals; and $100 per goal over 25. Scored 36 goals, earning a $1,600 bonus. (According to The Hockey News, prior to the signing, he was worth a yearly salary of $50,000.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Hockey News / Book: '67 / Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion / The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1963-64 | $23,731 | $243,667 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $25,600. | |||
| Scored 26 goals, earning a $600 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Hockey News / Book: Gordie / The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1964-65 | $23,175 | $234,888 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $25,000. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Hockey News / The Sporting News | |||
| 1965-66 | $23,826 | $237,735 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $25,675. | |||
| Scored 32 goals, earning a $675 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Hockey News / The Sporting News | |||
| 1966-67 | $33,315 | $322,783 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $35,900. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$30,000. Bonuses: $2,000 for reaching the Stanley Cup final and $2,000 for winning the Stanley Cup; $200 per goal in the playoffs; $2,000 if the team finishes 1st in the league, $1,500 second, $1,000 third, and $500 fourth; $2,500 if team's best goal scorer; $1,000 if team's second best scorer; $100 per goal over 15 during the regular season; $200 per goal over 30 during the regular season; $1,000 for scoring 30 goals; and a subjective $2,500 bonus if the team feels that he had a good year. Scored 3 goals in the playoffs as the team won the Stanley Cup, earning a $4,600 bonus. Also earned a $1,000 bonus as the team finished 3rd overall in the NHL standing. Was the team's 4th goal scorer, with 18, earning a $300 bonus. (According to the book The Lively World of Hockey, signed a 1-year contract for CAN$35,000.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / 50 Years Ago in Hockey | |||
| 1967-68 | $33,465 | $315,387 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $36,100. | |||
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$35,000. Bonuses: $2,500 for reaching the Stanley Cup final and $2,500 for winning the Stanley Cup; $250 per playoff goal; $2,500 if the team finishes 1st in the league, $2,000 second, $1,500 third, and $1,00 fourth; $2,500 if team's 1st of 2nd in points scoring; $100 per goal over 15 during the regular season; $250 per goal over 30 during the regular season; $1,000 for scoring 30 goals; and a subjective $2,500 bonus if the team feels that he had a good year. Was traded to Detroit during the season and did not make the playoffs. Scored 26 goals, earning a $1,100 bonus. (According to the book '67, had a base salalry of $32,000. According to 50 Years Ago in Hockey, his contract was for around $40,000) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1968-69 | $42,500 | $384,186 | |
| After being traded to the Detroit Red Wings during the previous season, signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Red Wings for $40,000. Bonuses: $2,500 for reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs; $2,500 per round won; $2,500 for winning the Stanley Cup; $1,000 if scores 20 goals; $1,500 for 25 goals; $2,500 for 30 goals. Scored 49 goals, earning a $2,500 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1969-70 | $53,400 | $457,714 | |
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Red Wings for $45,000. Bonuses: $2,500 if the team finished 3rd of better in the NHL standing; $2,000 if scores 25 goals; $150 per goal between 26 and 35; $2,000 for 36 goals; $200 per goal between 37 and 41; $2,500 for 42 goals; $250 per goal from 42 to 50; $5,000 for 50 goals; $300 for each goal over 50. Earned bonuses of $2,500 as the team finished 3rd overall, and $5,900 for scoring 38 goals. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1970-71 | $47,900 | $387,938 | |
| Earned bonus of $2,900 for scoring 31 goals. According to the book Hockey Night Fever: Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s, after being traded from Detroit to Montreal, in the middle of the season, he signed a contract for $60,000 with Montreal. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1971-72 | $85,437 | $663,408 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $86,300. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$80,000. Bonuses: $200 per goal over 30, including the playoffs; $2,000 if in top 10 NHL goal scorers during the regular season; $50 per + point over +20; $1,500 if Canadiens are the lowest scored against team in the division; and another $1,500 if the team is the lowest scored against team in the NHL. Scored 46 goals in season/playoffs, earning a $3,200 bonus plus $2,000 for being a top 10 NHL scorer plus $1,100 for finishing +42. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1972-73 | $102,414 | $769,938 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $101,500. | |||
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$80,000 and CAN$90,000. Bonuses: $2,500 if in top 7 NHL goal scorers during the regular season; $2,500 if the Canadien get 100 point or more in the regular season; and $2,500 if he scored 50 goals in the regular season/playoffs. Earned a $2,500 bonus as Montreal got 120 points. Like all players on the roster, got a CAN$19,000 bonus for winning the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / Book: Robinson for Defense | |||
| 1973-74 | $90,000 | $637,297 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $90,000. | |||
| Did not earn any of the bonuses. (Earned $125,000 according to the book The Greatest Season) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1974-75 | $255,500 | $1,629,065 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a four-year contract with the Toronto Toros, of the World Hockey Association, for $1M after turning down an offer for a yearly salary of $170,000 from the Montreal Canadiens. (Earned #225,000 according to another edition of La Presse / According to the books La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens and 100 moments historiques des Canadiens, he turned down a contract offer of $135,000 per year from the Montreal Canadiens to sign for five years at $225,000 per season with the Toros.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: The Hot Line / The Sporting News / Puckstruck / La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $245,750 | $1,435,596 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| With the Toronto Toros in the World Hockey Association. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line/ Puckstruck | |||
| 1976-77 | $250,000 | $1,381,128 | |
| With the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / Puckstruck | |||
| 1977-78 | $250,000 | $1,296,816 | |
| With the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association. (Earned $165,000 or $225,000 according to diferent editions of The Sporting News.) Retired as a pro hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / Puckstruck | |||
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Career Total: US $1,662,463 (In today's dollars: US $11,494,139) NHL Rank: 3137 (In today's dollars: 1502) |
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