Dave Williams
Hockey Fortune:
$1,669,374
Description
Dave Williams’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,669,374 (US $6,542,888 in today's dollars), ranking #3031 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: February 3, 1954Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #2
- Overall Pick: 31
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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Salary History - Dave Williams All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
1971-72 | $1,188 | $8,887 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,200. | |||
Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1972-73 | $1,211 | $8,770 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,200. | |||
Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1973-74 | $1,200 | $8,186 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,200. | |||
Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1974-75 | $148,190 | $910,297 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $145,000. | |||
Drafted by Toronto in the NHL and Cincinnati in the WHA, he received a four-year contract offer from Cincinnati for $130,000 per year plus a $50,000 signing bonus. Toronto offered $10,000 to $15,000 less per year, for four year, and a $30,000 signing bonus. Told by his father that he wouldn't be able to watch his Cincinnati games on tv, he signed with Toronto. Earned a salary of about $115,000 plus his $30,000 signing bonus. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / Book: Breakaway | |||
1975-76 | $113,045 | $636,219 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1976-77 | $116,610 | $620,650 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1977-78 | $108,100 | $540,232 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
(Earned $110,000 according to the Gazette and $105,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
1978-79 | $100,855 | $468,327 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Near the end of the 1977-78 season, signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for "more than $100,000 per season." Also was to receive a $5,000 bonus if he scored 20 goals or more. He scored 19 goals and did not earn the bonus. | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
1979-80 | $98,210 | $409,862 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
1980-81 | $98,325 | $361,396 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
1981-82 | $95,910 | $319,524 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
1982-83 | $93,265 | $292,746 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
1983-84 | $93,265 | $283,634 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
1984-85 | $150,000 | $437,380 | |
Prior to the season, signed a two-year plus one-year option (if he scored 15 goals or 50 points in each season, which he did not) with the Detroit Red Wings for $150,000 per season. (Earned $165,000 according to the Book: The Road to Hockeytown.) | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
1985-86 | $150,000 | $422,376 | |
Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
1986-87 | $150,000 | $414,515 | |
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1985-86. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
1987-88 | $150,000 | $399,886 | |
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1985-86. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
Career Total: US $1,669,374 (In today's dollars: US $6,542,888) NHL Rank: 3031 (In today's dollars: 1924) |