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NHL Fortune: $2,262,225

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Dave Christian’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,262,225 (US $5,584,972 in today's dollars), ranking #2842 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: May 13, 1959
Country of birth: USA
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dave Christian
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1979-80 $19,725 $87,591
Played for the US Team during the 1980 Olympics, earning $7,200 for 6 months (training, exhibition and Olympics). Five days after the Olympics, he signed a three-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets for $225,000 overall ($75,000 per season) in the NHL. In 1979-80, he earned $7,200 from the US Olympic Team, and a prorated salary of approximately $12,525 for playing a month for Winnipeg after the Olympics.
Source(s): Sports Illustrated / Book: Going for the Gold / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1980-81 $64,125 $250,789
Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000.
Source(s): Sports Illustrated / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1981-82 $62,550 $221,732
Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000.
Source(s): Sports Illustrated / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1982-83 $60,825 $203,149
Amount in Canadian currency: $75,000.
Source(s): Sports Illustrated / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1989-90 $220,000 $571,961 161
One-way contract with base salary of $220,000 plus $35,000 in deferred payment.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1990-91 $230,000 $567,343 190
One-way contract. (Made $248,000 according to the Canadian Press)
Source(s): The Hockey News
1991-92 $475,000 $1,124,110 71
1992-93 $565,000 $1,297,744 114
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $565,000 $1,260,553 182
Never played in the NHL after the season, playing two more years in the IHL before retiring as a player.
Source(s): .
Career Total: US $2,262,225
(In today's dollars: US $5,584,972)

NHL Rank: 2842
(In today's dollars: 2314)