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Hockey Fortune: $1,552,100

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Bernard Parent’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,552,100 (US $9,978,765 in today's dollars), ranking #3354 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: April 3, 1945
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
Salary History - Bernard Parent
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1965-66 $7,500 $76,714
His first season in the NHL.
Source(s): La Presse
1966-67 $9,000 $89,390
Source(s): La Presse
1967-68 $20,000 $193,225
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $20,000 per season. (Earned $16,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1968-69 $20,000 $185,336
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1969-70 $20,000 $175,736
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1970-71 $20,000 $166,048
Estimated salary based on documented 1969-70 and 1971-72 salaries.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1971-72 $39,600 $315,216
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
Prior to the season, after sitting out for a week of training camp demanding a new contract, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN $80,000 overall. (According to The Sporting News, it was a two-year contract in the $25,000 to $30,000 per season range. Earned CAN $25,000 according to the book The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. Earned $38,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): Book: Hockey Hall of Fame True Stories / The Hockey News
1972-73 $150,000 $1,156,026
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 / According to another edition of The Hockey News, it was a five-year contract for over $100,000 per season.)
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: Between the Pipes / Book: The California Golden Seals / La Presse / The Hockey News
1973-74 $160,000 $1,161,441
Source(s): La Presse
1974-75 $300,000 $1,960,860
Source(s): The Hockey News
1975-76 $300,000 $1,796,544
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1974-75 and 1976-77.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1976-77 $200,000 $1,132,666
Source(s): The Hockey News
1977-78 $153,000 $813,593
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $140,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $153,000 $755,970
Estimated salary based on documented 1977-78 salary. Retired from pro-hockey after the season.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $1,552,100
(In today's dollars: US $9,978,765)

NHL Rank: 3354
(In today's dollars: 1719)