Claude Lemieux
Hockey Fortune:
$22,359,300
Description
Claude Lemieux’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $22,359,300 (US $42,877,303 in today's dollars), ranking #761 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: 16-Jul-65Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1983
- Round #2
- Overall Pick: 26
- By: Montreal Canadiens
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| Salary History - Claude Lemieux All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1983-84 | $12,165 | $38,400 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $15,000 . | |||
| Prior to the 1983-84 season, as a 26th pick overall, signed a five-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for an undisclosed salary. Earned approximately C $15,000, playing 8 NHL and 51 junior games. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $11,580 | $35,048 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $15,000 . | |||
| Earned approximately C $15,000 playing 1 NHL and 52 junior games. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1985-86 | $18,300 | $53,486 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $25,000 . | |||
| Earned approximately C $25,000 playing 10 NHL and 58 AHL games. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1989-90 | $253,500 | $642,901 | 98 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000 . | |||
| Source(s): Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $315,000 | $757,967 | 79 |
| One-way contract. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $650,000 | $1,500,551 | 43 |
| 1992-93 | $768,000 | $1,720,775 | 69 |
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse | |||
| 1993-94 | $859,635 | $1,870,893 | 85 |
| 1994-95 | $471,429 | $999,981 | 141 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $825,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $1,276,289 | $2,633,320 | 105 |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $1,395,362 | $2,796,951 | 125 |
| (Earned $1.15M according to The Gazette.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $2,002,037 | $3,921,259 | 87 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. (Earned $1.35M according to The Gazette.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $2,359,180 | $4,550,188 | 90 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. (Earned $2.1M according to The Gazette.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $2,466,823 | $4,655,836 | 95 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster | |||
| 2000-01 | $2,000,000 | $3,651,568 | 137 |
| Source(s): ESPN / CBC | |||
| 2001-02 | $3,000,000 | $5,326,707 | 86 |
| Source(s): ESPN / CBC | |||
| 2002-03 | $4,000,000 | $6,991,328 | 61 |
| Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments. After the season, retired from the NHL and played 7 games in Switzerland in 2003-04. | |||
| Source(s): ESPN / CBC / La Presse | |||
| 2008-09 | $500,000 | $730,144 | 695 |
| Came out of retirement to briefly play in China before signing an AHL contract with the Worcester Sharks in November 2008. In late December 2008, he signed a two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks. Ended up playing 18 NHL and 23 AHL games before retiring from good as a pro-hockey player. | |||
| Source(s): NHLPA | |||
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Career Total: US $22,359,300 (In today's dollars: US $42,877,303 ) NHL Rank: 761 (In today's dollars: 531) |
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