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Hockey Fortune: $5,415,000

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Lindy Ruff’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $5,415,000 (US $9,159,866 in today's dollars), ranking #1813 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: February 17, 1960
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Lindy Ruff
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1989-90 $220,000 $557,941 152
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $200,000 $481,249 250
One-way contract. (Made $246,000 according to the Canadian Press) Plus bonus for games played: $10,000 at 45 games. He played 14 NHL games and did not earn the bonus.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1997-98 $275,000 $538,624 676
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $275,000 $530,397 742
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres. Estimated minimum salary based on known compensation for 1997-98 and 1999-2000.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1999-00 $345,000 $651,147 730
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Source(s): The Hockey News, La Presse, or Le Droit.
2000-01 $700,000 $1,278,049 451
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2001-02 $700,000 $1,242,898 494
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2002-03 $700,000 $1,223,482 518
As coach of the Buffalo Sabres.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2014-15 $2,000,000 $2,656,078 361
Source(s): Sportsnet
2022-23 $0 $0 1398
On the last year of his contract, as coach of the New Jersey Devils, for an undisclosed salary.
Source(s): Pierre LeBrun
Career Total: US $5,415,000
(In today's dollars: US $9,159,866)

NHL Rank: 1813
(In today's dollars: 1716)