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NHL Fortune: $1,460,000

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Garry Unger’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,460,000 (US $6,946,480 in today's dollars), ranking #3391 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: December 7, 1947
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
Salary History - Garry Unger
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1973-74 $100,000 $725,901
Source(s): The Hockey News
1974-75 $100,000 $653,620
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1973-74 and 1977-78.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1975-76 $115,000 $688,675
Earned "well more than $100,000" according to The Hockey News
Source(s): The Hockey News
1976-77 $115,000 $651,283
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1975-76 and 1977-78.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1977-78 $115,000 $611,525
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $175,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $115,000 $568,212
Estimated salary based on his documented salary in 1977-78 and 1979-80.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1979-80 $200,000 $888,123
Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a five-year contract with the Atlanta Flames for $1M after turning down a two-year contract for $150,000 per season from the St. Louis Blues. According to The Sporting News, was seeking $2M for seven-years when he initially hit the free agent market.
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News / La Presse / The Hockey News
1980-81 $200,000 $782,187
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1981-82 $200,000 $708,975
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Hockey News
1982-83 $200,000 $667,979
Retired as a pro hockey player after the season but made a come back in 1985-86 playing three years in the British Hockey League.
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Hockey News
Career Total: US $1,460,000
(In today's dollars: US $6,946,480)

NHL Rank: 3391
(In today's dollars: 2076)