Dennis Maruk
Hockey Fortune:
$450,560
Description
Dennis Maruk’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $450,560 (US $1,648,188 in today's dollars), ranking #4520 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: November 17, 1955Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1975
- Round #2
- Overall Pick: 21
- By: California Seals
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| Salary History - Dennis Maruk All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1975-76 | $60,000 | $337,681 | |
| As a rookie drafted in the second NHL round, 21st overall, he signed a three-year contract with the California Seals for $30,000, $40,000, and $50,000 plus a $30,000 signing bonus. His agent, Bernard Geoffrion, had negotiated a clause with performances bonuses that amounted to $15,000 in 1975-76 but the team refused to pay unless they could produce a copy of the clause, which was on a separate sheet. His agent and lawyers could not find a copy and he was never paid the performance bonus. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Dennis Maruk: The Unforgettable Story of Hockeys Forgotten 60-Goal Man | |||
| 1976-77 | $40,560 | $215,878 | |
| Source(s): Book: Dennis Maruk: The Unforgettable Story of Hockeys Forgotten 60-Goal Man | |||
| 1977-78 | $50,000 | $249,876 | |
| (Earned $80,000 according to the Gazette and $95,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Dennis Maruk: The Unforgettable Story of Hockeys Forgotten 60-Goal Man | |||
| 1985-86 | $300,000 | $844,752 | |
| The most he earned during his hockey career. | |||
| Source(s): SportLit Podcast | |||
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Career Total: US $450,560 (In today's dollars: US $1,648,188) NHL Rank: 4520 (In today's dollars: 3618) |
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