Doug Gilmour
Hockey Fortune:
$37,612,512
Description
Doug Gilmour’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $37,612,512 (US $74,475,047 in today's dollars), ranking #421 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: June 25, 1963Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1982
- Round #7
- Overall Pick: 134
- By: St. Louis Blues
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| Salary History - Doug Gilmour All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1981-82 | $400 | $1,384 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $480. | |||
| Had a weekly stipend of CDN $20 with the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1982-83 | $701 | $2,283 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $864. | |||
| Had a weekly stipend of CDN $36 with the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1983-84 | $85,000 | $268,313 | |
| Early in the summer, signed a one-year contract with Dusseldorfer EG for US $50,000 tax free to play in Germany. In-mid August 1983, signed a three-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues for $65,000, $75,000 and $80,000 in the NHL and $25,000 In the minors. Also had a $20,000 signing bonus and a clause stating that once he reached 40 NHL games, his contract reverted to a one-way contract. It was his first year in the NHL and he never played in the minors. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1984-85 | $75,000 | $226,993 | |
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1985-86 | $80,000 | $233,820 | |
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1986-87 | $275,000 | $788,797 | |
| Prior to the season signed a four-year contract with the St. Louis Blues for $1.3M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1987-88 | $300,000 | $830,136 | |
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1988-89 | $350,000 | $930,492 | |
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1989-90 | $375,000 | $951,037 | 31 |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year, plus one option year contract with the Calgary Flames for $1.4M. | |||
| Source(s): Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $450,000 | $1,082,810 | 37 |
| (Earned $411,000 according to the book The Last Good Year) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $545,625 | $1,259,597 | 64 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $625,000. | |||
| Playing the option year of his contract with the Calgary Flames, at CDN $450,000, he was unable to reach an agreement with the team for an extension. The dispute went to arbitration and on December 4, 1991, the arbitrator awarded him a CDN $625,000 contract for the ongoing 1991-92 season, $225,000 more than the Flames had proposed to pay, but $75,000 less than what Gilmour was asking (According to the books A Season in Time and The Last Good Year, the arbitrator awarded him a CDN $750,000 contract for the ongoing 1991-92 season, $200,000 more than the Flames had proposed to pay, but far less than the $1.2 million Gilmour and his agent said he was worth). He requested a trade and shortly after, was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs. A month later, he signed a four-year contract extension for CDN $4M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1992-93 | $992,400 | $2,223,564 | 35 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,200,000. | |||
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1993-94 | $2,325,000 | $5,060,086 | 8 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $3,000,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, siged a five-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $15M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1994-95 | $1,724,286 | $3,657,505 | 13 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $3,017,500 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| During the lockout, played for Rapperswil-Jona of the National League A in Switzerland and was paid $10,000 for the six weeks. Earned his pro-rated NHL salary plus the $10,000. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 / Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1995-96 | $2,223,450 | $4,587,562 | 41 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $3,050,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $2,235,650 | $4,481,277 | 58 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $3,050,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $3,550,000 | $6,953,152 | 21 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. (According to the book Killer - My Life in Hockey, onthis option year of his contract, he was awarded US$ 3,2M in arbitration for the season) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $6,000,000 | $11,572,296 | 6 |
| As a free agent, prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $18M. Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 1999-00 | $6,000,000 | $11,324,289 | 13 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster | |||
| 2000-01 | $6,000,000 | $10,954,704 | 19 |
| Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01 | |||
| 2001-02 | $1,800,000 | $3,196,024 | 195 |
| Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $1.8M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey | |||
| 2002-03 | $2,225,000 | $3,888,926 | 174 |
| Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments. Retired as a pro hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $37,612,512 (In today's dollars: US $74,475,047) NHL Rank: 421 (In today's dollars: 208) |
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