Lorne Worsley
NHL Fortune:
$145,984
Description
Lorne Worsley’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $145,984 (US $1,133,086 in today's dollars), ranking #5205 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: May 14, 1929Did you know that Gary Bettman has accumulated the largest NHL fortune with $150M?
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Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
1952-53 | $6,500 | $72,075 | |
After the season, in which he won the Calder trophy, he asked for a $500 salary raise and as a response, the Rangers sent him down to the Western Hockey League, a minor pro ice hockey league, for the following season. | |||
Source: Book: Between the Pipes | |||
1965-66 | $25,984 | $242,770 | |
Contract in Canadian currency: $28,000. | |||
1970-71 | $39,000 | $295,765 | |
Base salary of $35,000 plus bonuses: $500 per win, $250 per tie and $100 per shutout. Ended the season with 4 wins, 8 ties and 0 shutout, earning a bonus of $4,000 and his base salary of $35,000. (Earned $37,500 plus bonuses according to The Sporting News. Had a base salary of $60,000 according to Face Off Hockey Yearbook.) | |||
Source: The Sporting News | |||
1971-72 | $44,500 | $323,556 | |
Having won only four of the 24 games he played in 1970-71, his base salary for 1971-72 was trimmed to an unknown amount and he was given performance incentives of $1,000 per win and $500 per tie. He ended up with 16 wins and 7 ties, earning a performance bonus of $19,500. Assuming that his base salary had been trimmed to $25,000, he ended up earning $44,500. | |||
Source: The Sporting News / HockeyZonePlus | |||
1973-74 | $30,000 | $198,919 | |
Prior to the season, came out of retiremend and signed a five-year contract with the Minnesota North Stars for a combination of salary and bonuses worth $150,000 over the duration of the contract. He retired for good, as a pro-hockey player, after the season. | |||
Source: The Sporting News | |||
Career Total: US $145,984 (In today's dollars: US $1,133,086) NHL Rank: 5205 (In today's dollars: 3853) |