Ed Olczyk
NHL Fortune:
$7,188,716
Description
Ed Olczyk’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $7,188,716 (US $15,912,867 in today's dollars), ranking #1637 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: August 16, 1966Country of birth: USA
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1984
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 3
- By: Chicago Blackhawks
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| Salary History - Ed Olczyk All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1984-85 | $100,000 | $310,262 | |
| Prior to the season, after being drafted 3rd overall in the NHL, siged a four-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $75,000 in salary and a signing bonus of $25,000 for 1984-85; followed by $85,000, $95,000 and $105,000. (According to The Hockey News, signed a four-year contract for $600,000 overall, including bonuses.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life / Ed Olzcyk on Spittin' Chiclets podcast | |||
| 1985-86 | $85,000 | $254,676 | |
| Source(s): Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
| 1986-87 | $95,000 | $279,340 | |
| Source(s): Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
| 1987-88 | $109,330 | $310,131 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $145,000. | |||
| Signed a two-year plus one option year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for C $145,000, $150,000 and $155,000. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1988-89 | $121,950 | $332,357 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $150,000. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1989-90 | $350,000 | $909,938 | 41 |
| On August 24, 1989, signed a three-year plus one-year option contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a base salary of $350,000 per season. (Earned $275,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Toronto Star | |||
| 1990-91 | $350,000 | $863,348 | 61 |
| One-way contract. (Earned $290,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $305,550 | $723,098 | 170 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $350,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1992-93 | $850,000 | $1,952,359 | 55 |
| Played the whole season (starting with the Winnipeg Jets and ending with the New York Rangers) without a contract, being paid C $350,000 since it was his previous year's salary. In the 1993 summer, he went into arbitration and was awarded a two-year contract, retroactive to 1992-93, for US $850,000 per year. During the summer, was paid a lump sum of $500,000 since he had only been paid $350,000 during the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
| 1993-94 | $850,000 | $1,896,407 | 87 |
| Source(s): Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
| 1994-95 | $271,886 | $591,207 | 306 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $650,000. | |||
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $650,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $550,000 | $1,163,309 | 317 |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $1,050,000 | $2,157,571 | 164 |
| Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings for $2.15M. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS / Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life / The Gazette | |||
| 1997-98 | $1,100,000 | $2,208,634 | 196 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. (Earned $1.5M according to The Gazette.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Gazette | |||
| 1998-99 | $600,000 | $1,186,308 | 448 |
| Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $600,000. Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
| 1999-00 | $400,000 | $773,922 | 654 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. Retired from pro hockey after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 2008-09 | $0 | $0 | 758 |
| In the spring of 2009, won over $500,000 on a Pick 6 horse racing wager at Hollywood Park, CA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life | |||
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Career Total: US $7,188,716 (In today's dollars: US $15,912,867) NHL Rank: 1637 (In today's dollars: 1309) |
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