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Hockey Fortune: $1,431,440

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Pete Mahovlich’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,431,440 (US $6,861,161 in today's dollars), ranking #3359 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: 10-Oct-46
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Pete Mahovlich
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1972-73 $60,540 $455,136
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000 .
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for "much more than $50,000." According to the book: Robinson for Defense and The Sporting News, he reportedly received a seven-year contract offer from the St. Paul Fighting Saints, of the World Hockey Association, for $800,000. He didn't accept it and never played in the WHA. Like all players on the roster, got a CAN$19,000 (CAN$115,000 in today's dollars) bonus for winning the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.
Source(s): La Presse
1973-74 $60,000 $424,865
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000 .
Source(s): La Presse
1974-75 $61,320 $390,976
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000 .
Source(s): La Presse
1975-76 $137,620 $803,934
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000 .
Source(s): The Sporting News
1976-77 $141,960 $784,260
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000 .
Source(s): The Sporting News
1977-78 $110,000 $570,599
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $125,000 according to the Globe and Mail. / Earned $145,000 according to The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $110,000 $530,185
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78 and 1979-80.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1979-80 $250,000 $1,082,943
Source(s): The Hockey News
1980-81 $250,000 $953,768
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1981-82 $250,000 $864,496
As a veteran, paid full salary by Detroit despite playing the full season in Adirondack, in the AHL. (Earned $200,000 according to the Hockey News and the Hockey Illustrated Special 1982-83. / According to another edition of The Hockey News, he earned $125,000.)
Source(s): The Hockey News
1982-83 $0 $0
During the summer prior to the season, the Detroit Red Wings bought out his $250,000 contract for an unknown amount. He retired as a player except for a player-coach stint in 1985-86 in the International Hockey League.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $1,431,440
(In today's dollars: US $6,861,161 )

NHL Rank: 3359
(In today's dollars: 1994)