Paul Coffey
NHL Fortune:
$23,331,031
Description
Paul Coffey’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $23,331,031 (US $42,242,076 in today's dollars), ranking #604 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: June 1, 1961Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1980
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 6
- By: Edmonton Oilers
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
+/- (US$) |
+/- (%) |
| 1980-81 | $94,050 | $308,479 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $110,000. Signed 3-year, two-way contract with Edmonton plus 1 option year: CAN$60k, CAN$70K, and following 2 seasons to be arbitrated. Was to make $35,000 in the minors but played only in the NHL and earned his full NHL salary. Also got a bonus a CAN$50,000 that season. | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1981-82 | $70,890 | $210,752 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $85,000. Was to make $35,000 in the minors but played only in the NHL and earned his full NHL salary. Also got a bonus a CAN$15,000 that season. | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1982-83 | $64,880 | $181,731 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $80,000. Also got a bonus a CAN$10,000 that season. | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1983-84 | $259,520 | $704,300 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. Signed a 6-year contract with the Edmonto Oilers for CAN$320,000 per season. | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1984-85 | $247,040 | $642,808 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1985-86 | $234,240 | $588,594 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1986-87 | $230,400 | $568,170 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1987-88 | $241,280 | $574,001 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. (Earned $300,000 according to the book No One Wins Alone - A Memoir.) | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1988-89 | $260,160 | $594,633 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $320,000. | |||||
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1989-90 | $450,000 | $981,165 | 15 | ||
| Source: Canadian Press | |||||
| 1990-91 | $900,000 | $1,861,855 | 8 | $450,000 | 100% |
| One-way contract. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||||
| 1991-92 | $1,000,000 | $1,984,727 | 15 | $100,000 | 11% |
| 1992-93 | $1,100,000 | $2,118,942 | 24 | $100,000 | 10% |
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News / La Presse / Book: The Last Good Year | |||||
| 1993-94 | $1,300,000 | $2,432,438 | 33 | $200,000 | 18% |
| Includes base salary and any signing bonus and deferred payments allocated to the 1993-94 season. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News / Book: The Last Good Year | |||||
| 1994-95 | $828,571 | $1,511,016 | 61 | -$471,429 | -36% |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,450,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||||
| Source: Guide Hockey 1995-1996 / Book: The Last Good Year | |||||
| 1995-96 | $3,600,000 | $6,385,877 | 12 | $2,771,429 | 334% |
| Source: La Presse | |||||
| 1996-97 | $2,600,000 | $4,480,587 | 36 | -$1,000,000 | -28% |
| Source: La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||||
| 1997-98 | $2,600,000 | $4,378,146 | 46 | ||
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||||
| 1998-99 | $2,500,000 | $4,145,451 | 75 | -$100,000 | -4% |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||||
| 1999-00 | $2,500,000 | $4,056,609 | 82 | ||
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster | |||||
| 2000-01 | $2,250,000 | $3,531,794 | 113 | -$250,000 | -10% |
| Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||||
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Career Total: US $23,331,031 (In today's dollars: US $42,242,076) NHL Rank: 604 (In today's dollars: 356) |
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