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NHL Fortune: $50,000

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Ned Harkness’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $50,000 (US $415,121 in today's dollars), ranking #6180 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: September 19, 1919
Country of birth: Canada
Salary History - Ned Harkness
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1970-71 $50,000 $415,121
In April 1970, after coaching college hockey for 21 years, got a handshake agreement to become the Detroit Red Wings coach for a yearly salary of $50,000, reportedly making him the highest paid coach in NHL history at the time. Coached only part of one season in the NHL before returning as a college coach for 3 more seasons.
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane History of Hockey / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
Career Total: US $50,000
(In today's dollars: US $415,121)

NHL Rank: 6180
(In today's dollars: 5646)