John Ferguson
Hockey Fortune:
$788,463
Description
John Ferguson’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $788,463 (US $3,124,316 in today's dollars), ranking #4017 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 5, 1938Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1985
- Round #12
- Overall Pick: 247
- By: Montreal Canadiens
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| Salary History - John Ferguson All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1962-63 | $6,000 | $62,360 | |
| With the Cleveland Barons in the AHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1963-64 | $6,953 | $71,387 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $7,500. | |||
| Handshake with Montreal General Manager Frank Selke and little piece of torn-off paper stating that salary was CAN$7,500 for the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Breakaway | |||
| 1970-71 | $43,110 | $349,144 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $45,000. | |||
| According to The Sporting News, earned $35,000 and the Montreal Canadiens agreed, during the season, to raise his salary to $60,000 in 1971-72. He unexpectedly retired as a pro hockey player after the season. (Earned $57,000 according to the book Don Cherry's Hockey Greats and More.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1974-75 | $0 | $0 | |
| Prior to the season, the Boston Bruins offered him $35,000 as coach of the team. He turned down the offer, wanting a three-year contract at $60,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $50,000 | $292,085 | |
| In early January 1976, signed a three-year contract with the New York Rangers as coach and General Manager for $100,000 per year. Salary pro-rated to $50,000 for the half season. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1976-77 | $100,000 | $552,451 | |
| As coach and General Manager of the New York Rangers. (Earned $120,000 according to another article in The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1977-78 | $100,000 | $518,726 | |
| As General Manager of the New York Rangers. He was fired in June 1978. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1987-88 | $150,800 | $417,281 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000. | |||
| As General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1988-89 | $162,600 | $432,280 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000. | |||
| On October 30, 1988, was fired as General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets. Had two seasons left on his contract. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1989-90 | $169,000 | $428,600 | 280 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000. | |||
| His guaranteed contract with the Winnipeg Jets. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $788,463 (In today's dollars: US $3,124,316) NHL Rank: 4017 (In today's dollars: 2909) |
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