Brad Park
NHL Fortune:
$3,905,173
Description
Brad Park’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,905,173 (US $17,986,487 in today's dollars), ranking #2225 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: July 6, 1948Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1966
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 2
- By: New York Rangers
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| Salary History - Brad Park All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1965-66 | $1,002 | $10,251 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,080. | |||
| Earned CAN$45 per week as a junior with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story / Book: '67 | |||
| 1966-67 | $1,225 | $12,167 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,320. | |||
| Earned CAN$55 per week as a junior with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story | |||
| 1967-68 | $1,446 | $13,971 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,560. | |||
| Estimated earning of CAN$65 per week, based on documented earnings in 1965-66 and 1966-67, as a junior with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1968-69 | $14,500 | $134,369 | |
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the New York Rangers for $20,000 over two years plus a $6,500 signing bonus. This was his first season in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story / The Sporting News | |||
| 1969-70 | $25,000 | $219,670 | |
| Salary of $12,000 plus a $13,000 bonus. | |||
| Source(s): NY Times / The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1970-71 | $32,000 | $265,677 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a new contract for a salary of $32,000. (Was between $30,000 and $35,000 plus bonuses according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1971-72 | $25,000 | $199,000 | |
| (Earned $30,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story | |||
| 1972-73 | $200,000 | $1,541,368 | |
| Signed a five-year contract with the New York Rangers for $200,000 per season. ($250,000 per season according to the book The California Golden Seals) | |||
| Source(s): NY Times / La Presse / Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk / Book: The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit / The Hockey News / Book: The NHL / Book: Hockey Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1973-74 | $200,000 | $1,451,802 | |
| (Earned $250,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): NY Times / Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk / Book: The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit / The Hockey News / Book: Hockey Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,307,240 | |
| Source(s): NY Times / Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk / Book: The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit / The Hockey News / Book: Hockey Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1975-76 | $200,000 | $1,197,696 | |
| Source(s): NY Times / Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk / Book: The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit / La Presse / The Hockey News / Book: Hockey Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1976-77 | $200,000 | $1,132,666 | |
| Source(s): NY Times / Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk / Book: The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit / The Hockey News / Book: Hockey Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1977-78 | $265,000 | $1,409,165 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $250,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $265,000 | $1,309,359 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1979-80. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $265,000 | $1,176,764 | |
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1980-81 | $265,000 | $1,036,397 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1979-80 and 1982-83. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $265,000 | $939,392 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1979-80 and 1982-83. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $300,000 | $1,001,969 | |
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story | |||
| 1983-84 | $350,000 | $1,132,580 | |
| (Earned $300,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1984-85 | $380,000 | $1,178,995 | |
| $220,000 in salary and two pizza franchises valued at $80,000 each. He retired as a pro hockey player after the season. (Earned $350,000 according to the book The Road to Hockeytown, $300,000 according to The Hocky News and The Sporting News, and $275,000 according to Mclean's.) | |||
| Source(s): The Globa and Mail | |||
| 1985-86 | $150,000 | $449,428 | |
| As coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Signed 3-year contract as coach for $150,000 per season plus a $50,000 bonus per season if the team made the playoffs. Was fired after 45 games. The team did not make the playoffs in 1985-86 but made them in 1986-87 and 1987-88 while Park was still paid per his guaranteed contract. The Red Wings balked at paying the $100,000 bonus, went to court and per the court decision, they had to pay an undisclosed amount that Park deemed as fair. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story | |||
| 1986-87 | $150,000 | $441,064 | |
| 1987-88 | $150,000 | $425,497 | |
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Career Total: US $3,905,173 (In today's dollars: US $17,986,487) NHL Rank: 2225 (In today's dollars: 1215) |
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