Grant Fuhr
NHL Fortune:
$15,640,218
Description
Grant Fuhr’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $15,640,218 (US $33,241,585 in today's dollars), ranking #1025 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 28, 1962Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1981
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 8
- By: Edmonton Oilers
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| Salary History - Grant Fuhr All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1981-82 | $79,230 | $280,860 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $95,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, as a first round pick (8th overall) in the 1981 NHL draft, signed three-year, plus one option year, contract with the Edmonton Oilers for CND $45,000 per year plus a CDN $50,000 signing bonus. (According to The Hockey News, it was a three-year, plus one option year, for $70,000 per season and a signing boinus of $60,000.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Grant Fuhr | |||
| 1982-83 | $36,495 | $121,890 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Grant Fuhr | |||
| 1983-84 | $36,495 | $118,096 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Grant Fuhr | |||
| 1984-85 | $34,740 | $107,785 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Grant Fuhr | |||
| 1985-86 | $32,940 | $98,694 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1986-87 | $108,000 | $317,566 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000. | |||
| Signed a three-year plus one option year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers for CAN$150,000, CAN$160,000, CAN$170,000 and CAN$180,000 in the NHL and an unknown salary in the minors. Played the whole season in the NHL. (Earned $110,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1987-88 | $120,640 | $342,213 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000. | |||
| Played the whole season in the NHL. In February 1988, signed a eight-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, starting in 1988-89, reportedly worth $C 400,000 per season. (Earned $125,000 according to The Sporting News and $210,000 according to La Presse and another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1988-89 | $276,420 | $753,342 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $340,000. | |||
| Earned CAN$170,000 according to a copy of his 1986-87 contract but given the success of the team, it is assumed that he signed a new contract and earned CAN$340,000 as stated by The Hockey News. Also earned more than $200,000 with endorsements for a large furniture chain and a car dealership. (Earned CND $300,000 according to the book Grant Fuhr.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News 1990 Yearbook / La Presse | |||
| 1989-90 | $261,950 | $681,024 | 103 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $310,000. | |||
| One-way contract at a base salary of C $310,000 plus C $75,000 in deferred paymenr. (Earned CAN$180,000 on this option year according to a copy of his 1986-87 contract but given the success of the team, it is assumed that he signed a new contract and earned CAN$310,000 as stated by the Canadian Press and The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $265,670 | $655,330 | 144 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $310,000. | |||
| One-way contract. (According to the Canadian Press, he made CAN$418,000) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1991-92 | $370,152 | $875,982 | 118 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $424,000. | |||
| Source(s): . | |||
| 1992-93 | $1,323,200 | $3,039,249 | 16 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,600,000. | |||
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. (Earned $1.247M according to the book The Last Good Year) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse | |||
| 1993-94 | $1,600,000 | $3,569,708 | 20 |
| Includes base salary and any signing bonus and deferred payments allocated to the 1993-94 season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1994-95 | $994,286 | $2,162,045 | 46 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,740,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $975,000 | $2,062,229 | 149 |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $1,025,000 | $2,106,200 | 168 |
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $2,000,000 | $4,015,699 | 90 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $3,100,000 | $6,129,256 | 49 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $3,000,000 | $5,804,418 | 61 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $15,640,218 (In today's dollars: US $33,241,585) NHL Rank: 1025 (In today's dollars: 759) |
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