Borje Salming
NHL Fortune:
$3,738,071
Description
Borje Salming’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,738,071 (US $12,680,314 in today's dollars), ranking #1993 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: April 17, 1951Country of birth: Sweden
Position: D
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1973-74 | $70,000 | $464,144 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $70,000. Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for between CDN $60,000 and CDN $80,000 per season. His first year in the NHL. | |||
| Source: The Canadian / The Sporting News | |||
| 1974-75 | $71,540 | $427,122 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $70,000. | |||
| Source: The Canadian | |||
| 1975-76 | $167,110 | $914,106 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $170,000. Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs at a rumored salary of $200,000 per season. (It was a five-year contract for a rumored $200,000 per season according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1976-77 | $172,380 | $891,736 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $170,000. (Earned C$250,000 according to The Canadian.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1977-78 | $159,800 | $776,194 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $170,000. (Earned $155,000 according to The Globe & Mail.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News / The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $149,090 | $672,882 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $170,000. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $145,821 | $591,479 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $170,750. Also received $750 from the NHL for finishing 2nd in voting for the Norris trophy. (Earned around $175,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News / The Hockey News 1981 Yearbook | |||
| 1980-81 | $285,000 | $1,018,128 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. Prior to the season, signed a six-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $2M. (According to The Sporting News, it was a contract for between $350,000 and $400,000 per season.) | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1981-82 | $278,000 | $900,166 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1982-83 | $270,333 | $824,726 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. Earned $CDN 350,000 according to The Hockey News | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1983-84 | $270,333 | $799,057 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1984-85 | $257,333 | $729,292 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1985-86 | $244,000 | $667,784 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. | |||
| Source: Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1986-87 | $240,000 | $644,612 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1985-86 and 1989-90. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1987-88 | $251,333 | $651,227 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1985-86 and 1989-90. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1988-89 | $271,000 | $674,635 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $333,333. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1985-86 and 1989-90. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1989-90 | $435,000 | $1,033,024 | 17 |
| Never played again in the NHL after the season, playing three more years in Sweden before retiring. | |||
| Source: Canadian Press | |||
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Career Total: US $3,738,071 (In today's dollars: US $12,680,314) NHL Rank: 1993 (In today's dollars: 1266) |
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