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Hockey Fortune: $226,416

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Bernard Geoffrion’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $226,416 (US $1,666,420 in today's dollars), ranking #5061 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: 14-Feb-31
Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
Salary History - Bernard Geoffrion
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1951-52 $1,000 $11,668
Got a $1,000 bonus from the NHL for winning the Calder trophy.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1960-61 $0 $0
Amount in Canadian currency: $0 .
A clause in his contract gave him CAN$1,000 for his first 20 goals and CAN$100 per additional goal. He scored 50 goals for a bonus of $4,000 (about CAN$35,000 in today's dollar.)
Source(s): Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
1961-62 $27,636 $280,058
Amount in Canadian currency: $28,000 .
Source(s): The Sporting News
1963-64 $18,540 $183,402
Amount in Canadian currency: $20,000 .
Retired as a player after the season.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1964-65 $0 $0
Amount in Canadian currency: $0 .
Coached the As de Quebec for an undisclosed salary.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1965-66 $0 $0
Amount in Canadian currency: $0 .
Coached the As de Quebec for an undisclosed salary. Early in the season, the Montreal Canadiens charged the Toronto Maple Leafs with tampering with a player on the "retired" list, as he was allegedly offered a five-year contract to come back as a player at a $35,000 yearly salary. The league issued a statement that the allegations were not proven.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1966-67 $20,000 $186,687
Came back as a player, with the New York Rangers.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1967-68 $27,000 $245,153
His highest salary as a NHL player, in his last year before retiring as a player. (According to different editions of The Sporting News, he earned $21,000 or $32,000.)
Source(s): Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
1972-73 $27,000 $195,560
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract as coach of the Atlanta Flames for $27,000 per season.
Source(s): Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
1973-74 $27,000 $184,196
As coach of the Atlanta Flames.
Source(s): Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
1974-75 $27,000 $165,855
As coach of the Atlanta Flames.
Source(s): Book: Boom Boom: The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
1979-80 $51,240 $213,841
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000 .
Prior to the season, signed a contract as coach of the Montreal Canadiens for a yearly salary of $150,000. On December 12, 1979, 30 games into the season, he decided to quit and never coached again in the NHL. Earned a pro-rated salary of approximatelt $60,000.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $226,416
(In today's dollars: US $1,666,420 )

NHL Rank: 5061
(In today's dollars: 3604)