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NHL Fortune: $531,880

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Dale Tallon’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $531,880 (US $2,981,347 in today's dollars), ranking #4606 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: October 19, 1950
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Dale Tallon
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1970-71 $57,480 $477,223
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000.
As 2nd NHL pick overall, signed a contract for CAN $60,000 with the Vancouver Canucks. (His contract was for $50,000 or $70,000 according to different editions of La Presse. Earned $40,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): Book: Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story / The Hockey News
1971-72 $59,400 $472,823
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000.
Estimated salary based on documented 1970-71 salary. During the season, according to the podcast 50 Years Ago in Hockey, he was offered $150,000 for two seasons by the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association which was starting in 1972-73. According to The Sporting News, the $150,000 for two-year was his demand and it had to be prepaid. Regardless, he never played in the WHA.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1977-78 $135,000 $717,877
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $150,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $140,000 $691,737
Source(s): The Hockey News
1979-80 $140,000 $621,686
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1978-79. Retired as a player after the season.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $531,880
(In today's dollars: US $2,981,347)

NHL Rank: 4606
(In today's dollars: 3112)