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NHL Fortune: $2,187,200

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Kent Nilsson’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,187,200 (US $6,891,899 in today's dollars), ranking #2893 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: August 31, 1956
Country of birth: Sweden
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Kent Nilsson
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1981-82 $166,800 $591,285
Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000.
In March 1982, signed a six-year contract with the Calgary Flames, starting in 1982-83, for $300,000 per season plus a $400,000 signing bonus.
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1982-83 $567,700 $1,896,059
Amount in Canadian currency: $700,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1983-84 $243,300 $787,305
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1984-85 $347,400 $1,077,850
Amount in Canadian currency: $450,000.
(According to The Hockey News, his contract signed in 1982-83 was for $300,000 per season.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1985-86 $450,000 $1,348,285
(According to The Hockey News, his contract signed in 1982-83 was for $300,000 per season. / Earned $350,000 according to The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1986-87 $216,000 $635,132
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1987-88 $196,000 $555,983
Prior to the season, signed a one-year contract with Bolzano HC in the top Italian League for a salary of $US 100,000 and bonuses of $1,000 per goal and $500 per assist. Got 60 goals and 72 assists, earning $96,000 in bonuses.
Source(s): The Sporting News
Career Total: US $2,187,200
(In today's dollars: US $6,891,899)

NHL Rank: 2893
(In today's dollars: 2085)