Share this on:
Hockey Fortune: $1,603,870

Description

Anders Hedberg’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,603,870 (US $7,765,934 in today's dollars), ranking #3178 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Salary History - Anders Hedberg
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1974-75 $61,320 $390,976
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000.
Signed a two-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets, of the World Hockey Association, for $60,000 per season. (According to The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook, the contract was for $55,000 per season)
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League
1975-76 $98,300 $574,239
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
Twelve game into the season, signed new contract with the Winnipeg Jets for $600,000 for the rest of 1975-76 and the four following season ($100,000 for 1975-76 and $125,000 per season after). Had a contract clause allowing him, after the first two seasons, to negotiate with any NHL team and leave unless the Jets came up with a counter offer in 30 days withing $20,000 of the NHL offer.
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / Book: The Rebel League / The Sporting News
1976-77 $126,750 $700,232
Amount in Canadian currency: $125,000.
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line
1977-78 $117,500 $609,503
Amount in Canadian currency: $125,000.
(Earned $140,000 according to The Sporting News)
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line
1978-79 $600,000 $2,891,921
Signed a two-year contract with the New York Rangers for $600,000 per season. (According to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey, the contract was for $2.7M for two years)
Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook / Book: The Rebel League / 1982 Complete Handbook of Pro Hockey / La Presse
1979-80 $600,000 $2,599,063
Source(s): The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook
Career Total: US $1,603,870
(In today's dollars: US $7,765,934)

NHL Rank: 3178
(In today's dollars: 1866)