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NHL Fortune: $84,219

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Ted Kennedy’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $84,219 (US $1,041,262 in today's dollars), ranking #5805 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: December 12, 1925
Salary History - Ted Kennedy
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1947-48 $8,000 $112,688
Amount in Canadian currency: $8,000.
Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$7,000 + CAN$1,000 for being Assistant Captain. Bonuses included $ 2,000 if the made the NHL's 1st All Start Team and $ 1,000 for the 2nd All Star Team. He did not earn the bonus.
Source(s): Copy of contract
1948-49 $8,000 $104,582
Amount in Canadian currency: $8,000.
Estimated minimum compensation based on documented compensation for 1947-48.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1949-50 $7,208 $95,178
Amount in Canadian currency: $8,000.
Estimated minimum compensation based on documented compensation for 1947-48.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1950-51 $9,911 $129,457
Amount in Canadian currency: $11,000.
Estimated minimum compensation based on documented compensation for 1947-48. Had an agreement that if he got 30 goals of 70 points during the season + playoffs, he'd get a CAN$3,000 bonus. He earned the bonus with 70 points overall.
Source(s): Copy of agreement / HockeyZonePlus
1953-54 $25,425 $298,715
Amount in Canadian currency: $25,000.
Source(s): CBC
1954-55 $25,675 $300,641
Amount in Canadian currency: $25,000.
In July 1954, after announcing his retirement, signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a C $25,000 salary. (It was for more than $25,000 according to CBC.)
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $84,219
(In today's dollars: US $1,041,262)

NHL Rank: 5805
(In today's dollars: 4203)

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