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Hockey Fortune: $450,560

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Dennis Maruk’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $450,560 (US $1,710,763 in today's dollars), ranking #4715 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: 17-Nov-55
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dennis Maruk
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1975-76 $60,000 $350,502
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 $224,074
Source(s): Book: Dennis Maruk: The Unforgettable Story of Hockeys Forgotten 60-Goal Man
1977-78 $50,000 $259,363
(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 $876,824
The most he earned during his hockey career.
Source(s): SportLit Podcast
Career Total: US $450,560
(In today's dollars: US $1,710,763 )

NHL Rank: 4715
(In today's dollars: 3754)