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Hockey Fortune: $9,029,109

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Brian Bellows’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $9,029,109 (US $21,194,380 in today's dollars), ranking #1375 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: September 1, 1964
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Brian Bellows
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1981-82 $841 $2,907
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,008.
Had a $42 per week allowance as a player in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1982-83 $700,000 $2,280,622
As a second overall pick at the 1982 NHL draft, signed a five-year contract with the Minnesota North Stars for more than $1M overall plus a $500,000 signing bonus.(According to Inside Hockey 1982-83, it was a three-year contract for $500,000.)
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1983-84 $200,000 $631,325
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1984-85 $200,000 $605,314
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1985-86 $200,000 $584,550
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1986-87 $200,000 $573,670
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1987-88 $200,000 $553,424
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1988-89 $200,000 $531,710
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1989-90 $300,000 $760,829 59
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $675,000 $1,624,216 16
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $750,000 $1,731,405 27
1992-93 $1,240,500 $2,779,456 17
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,500,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $755,625 $1,644,528 107
Amount in Canadian currency: $975,000.
1994-95 $557,143 $1,181,795 111
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $975,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $1,000,000 $2,063,263 133
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $1,000,000 $2,004,463 169
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $50,000 $97,932 716
Played most of the season in Germany, for the Berlin Capitals, for an unknown salary. In March 1998, signed a contract with the Washington Capitals to play the season's final 11 games for $50,000. Also had a clause stipulating that he'd be paid another $50,000 if the team did not re-sign him over the summer. He was re-signed over the summer.
Source(s): Bloomberg News
1998-99 $800,000 $1,542,973 331
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. Retired as a player after the season.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $9,029,109
(In today's dollars: US $21,194,380)

NHL Rank: 1375
(In today's dollars: 1033)