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Hockey Fortune: $460,000

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Paul Gardner’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $460,000 (US $1,965,934 in today's dollars), ranking #4652 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: March 5, 1956
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Paul Gardner
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1977-78 $80,000 $414,981
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $55,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $90,000 $433,788
Signed a three-year plus one-option year, one-way contract with the Colorado Rockies for $90,000, $90,000, $100,000 and $100,000. Performance bonuses included, conditional to playing 40 NHL games in the season: $ 2,500 for 40 goals or 80 points; another $ 2,500 for 50 goals or 100 points; and $ 2,500 for each round advanced in playoffs. If the team got 76 points of more in 1978-79 and made the playoffs, was to get a $ 5,000 yearly saary increase for the years remaining in the contract; If the team got 82 points of more in 1979-80 and made the playoffs, was to get a $ 5,000 yearly saary increase for the years remaining in the contract; If the team got 86 points of more in 1980-81 and made the playoffs, was to get a $ 5,000 yearly saary increase for the years remaining in the contract. Did not earn any of the bonuses.
Source(s): Copy of contract
1979-80 $90,000 $389,859
Did not earn any of the bonuses.
Source(s): Copy of contract
1980-81 $100,000 $381,507
Did not earn any of the bonuses.
Source(s): Copy of contract
1981-82 $100,000 $345,799
Did not earn any of the bonuses.
Source(s): Copy of contract
Career Total: US $460,000
(In today's dollars: US $1,965,934)

NHL Rank: 4652
(In today's dollars: 3484)

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