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NHL Fortune: $1,200,750

Description

Bernard Parent’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,200,750 (US $7,005,972 in today's dollars), ranking #3316 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: April 3, 1945
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G

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Salary History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Salary
(US$)
In today's
US$
NHL
Rank
1967-68 $20,000 $175,480
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $20,000 per season.
Source: 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1968-69 $20,000 $168,315
Source: 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1969-70 $20,000 $159,597
Source: 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1970-71 $20,000 $150,799
Estimated salary based on documented 1969-70 and 1971-72 salaries.
Source: HockeyZonePlus
1971-72 $24,750 $178,916
Contract in Canadian currency: $25,000. Prior to the season, according to The Sporting News, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafsin the $25,000 to $30,000 range.
Source: Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club
1972-73 $150,000 $1,049,857
Signed a five-year contract for $750,000 with the Miami Screaming Eagles (which moved to Philadelphia as the Blazers shortly after the contract was signed) of the World Hockey Association. The deal included a new boat and, for each season, a new car. He quit the team and broke off his contract during the playoffs of the first season and returned to the NHL the following season. (According to the book The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club, it was a five-year contract for $600,000.)
Source: Book: The Rebel League / Book: Between the Pipes / Book: The California Golden Seals / La Presse
1973-74 $160,000 $1,054,775
Source: La Presse
1974-75 $160,000 $949,747
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1973-74 and 1977-78.
Source: HockeyZonePlus
1975-76 $160,000 $870,160
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1973-74 and 1977-78.
Source: HockeyZonePlus
1976-77 $160,000 $822,913
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1973-74 and 1977-78.
Source: HockeyZonePlus
1977-78 $153,000 $738,873
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $140,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source: The Gazette
1978-79 $153,000 $686,541
Estimated salary based on documented 1977-78 salary. Retired from pro-hockey after the season.
Source: HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $1,200,750
(In today's dollars: US $7,005,972)

NHL Rank: 3316
(In today's dollars: 1760)