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NHL Fortune: $6,419,390

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Jacques Lemaire’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $6,419,390 (US $15,639,079 in today's dollars), ranking #1595 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: September 7, 1945
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
Salary History - Jacques Lemaire
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1967-68 $927 $8,467
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,000.
In his first season in the NHL, earned a $1,000 bonus for not being sent to the minors.
Source(s): La Presse
1968-69 $8,816 $77,235
Amount in Canadian currency: $9,500.
Earned $9,500 in playoff bonus.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1970-71 $33,051 $259,419
Amount in Canadian currency: $34,500.
Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for CAN$32,000 plus bonuses: $ 2,000 if the team finished 1st in the standings; $ 1,000 if the team finished second; $ 1,000 if the team was lowest in goal against in the league; $ 1,000 if he finished with +25 or better during the regular season; $50 per +/- over +25 during the regular season; $ 1,000 if he got 30 goals or 60 points during the regular season and playoffs; $ 100 per points over 60 during the regular season and playoffs; $ 2,000 if he was named on the NHL First All Star Team; and $ 1,000 for the Second All Star Team. He only earned the $ 1,500 bonus for his 75 points during the season/playoffs and $ 1,000 for getting over 60 points.
Source(s): Copy of contract
1972-73 $19,171 $139,680
Amount in Canadian currency: $19,000.
Like all players on the roster, got a CAN$19,000 (CAN$115,000 in today's dollars) bonus for winning the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.
Source(s): Book: Robinson for Defense
1973-74 $150,000 $1,029,392
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $150,000 per season in base salary plus $10,000 if he finished among the top 10 NHL points scorers. He did not earn the bonus. (According to La Presse, the first year of the new contract was at a salary of $140,000.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1974-75 $153,300 $947,283
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
$150,000 in base salary plus $10,000 if he finished among the top 10 NHL points scorers. He did not earn the bonus. (Earned $100,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1975-76 $147,450 $834,783
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
$150,000 in base salary plus $10,000 if he finished among the top 10 NHL points scorers. He did not earn the bonus.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1976-77 $152,100 $814,354
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
Estimated salary based on his documented salary for 1975-76 and 1977-78.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1977-78 $141,000 $708,838
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $135,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $175,400 $819,322
Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1979-80 $64,050 $268,890
Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000.
After the 1978-79 season, rejected a five-year contract at a yearly salary of C $225,000. In JUne 1979 signed a three-year contract as player/coach with HC Sierre, in the second tier of hockey in Switzerland, for a tax-free annual salary of 100,000 Swiss Francs (equivalent to C $75,000 in 1979-80) plus free housing, and a car.
Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated
1980-81 $64,125 $237,094
Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000.
After the season, although he had one more year under contract, elected to come back to North America and coach college hockey at SUNY-Plattsburgh.
Source(s): La Presse / Sports Illustrated
1981-82 $10,000 $33,513
As assistant-coach of SUNY Plattsburgh.
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $750,000 $1,456,965 267
As coach of the New Jersey Devils.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1997-98 $850,000 $1,613,475 262
As coach of the New Jersey Devils.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2000-01 $1,200,000 $2,123,345 241
As coach of the Minnesota Wild.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2001-02 $1,200,000 $2,064,946 286
As coach of the Minnesota Wild. (Earned $2.5M according to La Presse)
Source(s): The Hockey News
2002-03 $1,300,000 $2,202,079 298
As coach of the Minnesota Wild. (Earned $2.5M according to La Presse)
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $6,419,390
(In today's dollars: US $15,639,079)

NHL Rank: 1595
(In today's dollars: 1187)

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