Please share this HockeyZonePlus page:
NHL Fortune: $886,012

Description

Rejean Houle’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $886,012 (US $5,432,108 in today's dollars), ranking #3965 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: October 25, 1949
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Rejean Houle
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1970-71 $33,530 $278,380
Amount in Canadian currency: $35,000.
Earned a base salary of C $15,000 plus a $20,000 bonus from the NHL for winning the Stanley Cup.
Source(s): Book: Le Colisee contre le Forum
1971-72 $14,850 $118,206
Amount in Canadian currency: $15,000.
With an unknown salary, received a signing bonus of $15,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1972-73 $48,432 $373,258
Amount in Canadian currency: $48,000.
Earned a base salary of $C 29,000 plus, like all players on the roster, got a C $19,000 bonus for winning the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.
Source(s): Book: Robinson for Defense / La Presse / Book: Le Colisee contre le Forum
1973-74 $140,000 $1,016,261
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques, of the World Hockey Association, for CAN$ 140,000 per season - $110,000 in salary and $30,000 in yearly bonuses. (According to La Presse and the book The Greatest Season, signed a three-year contract for $100,000 per season / According to the book Le Colisee contre le Forum, it was a for a $75,000 yearly salary and a $100,000 signing bonus.)
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / The Sporting News
1974-75 $143,080 $935,199
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
With the Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / The Sporting News
1975-76 $137,620 $824,135
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
With the Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / The Sporting News / La Presse
1976-77 $101,400 $574,261
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
On June 15, 1976, signed a three-year plus one option year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $100,000 per season.
Source(s): La Presse
1977-78 $94,000 $499,855
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
(According to The Gazette, earned $97,500 in Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras.)
Source(s): La Presse
1978-79 $87,700 $433,324
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1979-80 $85,400 $379,229
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $886,012
(In today's dollars: US $5,432,108)

NHL Rank: 3965
(In today's dollars: 2359)