HockeyZonePlus - Salary History - Michel Bergeron

Hockey Fortune: $1,181,914

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Michel Bergeron’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,181,914 (US $3,712,345 in today's dollars), ranking #3512 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: June 12, 1946
Country of birth: Canada

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Salary History - Michel Bergeron All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season	Earnings (US$)	In today's US$	Rank
1975-76	$15,728	$91,878
Amount in Canadian currency: $16,000.
Signed a two-year contract to join and coach the Draveurs de Trois-Rivieres, of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: CAN$16,000 for the first season and CAN$18,000 for the second season plus the cost of moving from Montreal to Trois-Rivieres.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert / La Presse
1976-77	$18,252	$100,833
Amount in Canadian currency: $18,000.
As coach of the Draveurs de Trois-Rivieres.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1977-78	$37,600	$195,041
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
As coach of the Draveurs de Trois-Rivieres in the QMJHL. (Earned $50,000 according to another edition of La Presse.)
Source(s): La Presse
1978-79	$35,080	$169,081
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
As coach of the Draveurs de Trois-Rivieres. Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1977-78 salary.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1979-80	$46,970	$203,463
Amount in Canadian currency: $55,000.
As coach of the Draveurs de Trois-Rivieres. Including bonuses.
Source(s): La Presse
1980-81	$57,000	$217,460
Amount in Canadian currency: $66,667.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques. Signed a three-year contract, without a specific role in the organization, forCAN $200,000 overall. Ended up being assistant coach and became head coach six games into the season.
Source(s): La Presse
1981-82	$55,600	$192,265
Amount in Canadian currency: $66,667.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): La Presse
1982-83	$54,067	$176,152
Amount in Canadian currency: $66,667.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): La Presse
1983-84	$54,067	$170,669
Amount in Canadian currency: $66,667.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques. Estimated minimum salary based on previous seasons.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1984-85	$69,480	$210,286
Amount in Canadian currency: $90,000.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques. During the 1983-84, as a vote of confidence during a rough patch, signed a three-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques for CAN$90,000/season starting in 1984-85.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1985-86	$65,880	$192,551
Amount in Canadian currency: $90,000.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1986-87	$64,800	$185,869
Amount in Canadian currency: $90,000.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1987-88	$220,000	$608,766
As coach of the New York Rangers. Signed a three-year contract with the New York Rangers for $220,000 per season, becoming the best paid coach of the NHL along with Jacques Demers and Mike Keenan. Also earned $25,000 to participate in the Coach's Corner segment on American TV and had a $10,000 clothing allocation. (Earned US $250,000 according to La Presse. According to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, it was a five-year contract worth $1M)
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1988-89	$220,000	$584,881
As coach of the New York Rangers. Also earned $25,000 to participate in the Coach's Corner segment on American TV and had a $10,000 clothing allocation. Was fired at the end of the season
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1989-90	$126,750	$321,450	410
Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000.
On April 14, 1989, he signed three-year contract as coach of the Quebec Nordiques, in the NHL, for CAN $150,000 (with additional incentives that could reach CAN $50,000) per year. The New York Rangers, who would have been obligated to pay his salary of about $225,000 for the final year of his contract, were released from that requirement. After the season, the Quebec Nordiques hired a new General Manager who wanted a different coach. There were 5 years left to his contract and he was offered other jobs with the organization. He elected to go work in the media in Montreal and to get out of his contract, he settled for CAN$50,000 over 5 years with the team.
Source(s): Kevin Johnston / New York Times / La Presse
1990-91	$8,570	$20,622	862
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Earned his $10,000 settlement with the Quebec Nordiques from the 1989-90 season. According to La Presse, he signed a 3-year deal with TV station TVA and radio station CKAC for over CAN$250,000 per year. He has worked in the media, in various capacities, ever since.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1991-92	$8,730	$20,154	634
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Earned his $10,000 settlement with the Quebec Nordiques from the 1989-90 season.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1992-93	$8,270	$18,530	1103
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Earned his $10,000 settlement with the Quebec Nordiques from the 1989-90 season.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1993-94	$7,750	$16,867	659
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Earned his $10,000 settlement with the Quebec Nordiques from the 1989-90 season.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
1994-95	$7,320	$15,527	695
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Earned his $10,000 settlement with the Quebec Nordiques from the 1989-90 season.
Source(s): Book: Michel Bergeron a coeur ouvert
Career Total: US $1,181,914 (In today's dollars: US $3,712,345) NHL Rank: 3512 (In today's dollars: 2702)

Two Michel Bergeron made it in the NHL: the coach and the player! This is the coach, with Quebec and the New York Rangers. Click here for the salary history of Michel Bergeron, the player.