Gerry Cheevers
NHL Fortune:
$2,012,618
Description
Gerry Cheevers’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,012,618 (US $11,560,339 in today's dollars), ranking #2985 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 2, 1940Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
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| Salary History - Gerry Cheevers All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1961-62 | $5,518 | $59,503 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,591. | |||
| After his junior career, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $5,000 and $5,500 in the NHL plus a signing bonus of $3,000. He played 2 NHL, 24 AHL, and 29 Eastern Professional Hockey League games in 1961-62, earning $2,591 in salary (assuming that his minor league salary was half his NHL salary) plus his $3,000 bonus. He then played in the minors until 1965-66.(According to the Hockey News, it was a two-year contract for a NHL salary of $6,000 and $6,500) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Hockey Towns / Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1964-65 | $9,100 | $94,550 | |
| With the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, had a base salary of $6,500 and a $100 bonus every week that he was the league's leader in goals against average. Led during the whole season, pocketing a $2,600 bonus in addition to his salary. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1967-68 | $11,000 | $106,274 | |
| Prior to the season, after playing part of two seasons with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the CPHL, the Boston Bruins affiliate, approached the Bruins to ask for a ten-year contract at $8,000 to $9,000 per year with Oklahoma City where he wanted to establish roots with his family. The team turned down the offer, he played the whole season in the NHL for $11,0000 and he played the following 12 seasons in the NHL/WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1968-69 | $13,000 | $120,469 | |
| Source(s): Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1969-70 | $17,000 | $149,376 | |
| Prior to the season, singed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for $17,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1970-71 | $35,000 | $290,585 | |
| Prior to the season, singed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for $35,000. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Unmasked | |||
| 1971-72 | $45,000 | $358,200 | |
| (Earned $50,000 according to the book Unmasked. / Earned $80,000 plus bonus according to the book The NHL.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines / The Hockey News | |||
| 1972-73 | $202,000 | $1,556,781 | |
| Signed a seven-year contract with the New England Whalers (then sold to Cleveland Crusaders), of the World Hockey Association, for $200,000 per season. Also earned $2,000 for winning the best WHA goaltending team for the season. (According to the book The NHL's Mistake by the Lake, it was a five-year contract at $200,000 per season plus performance bonuses, a $10,000 interest-free loan and a free car rental each year / It was a seven-year contract for $1.2M according to the book Rebel League / It was a seven-year contract for $1M according to the book Hockey Stars of 1974 / It was a six-year contract for $1M according to the book Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines. / It was a seven-year contract for $1.75M according to the book Unmasked.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Derek Sanderson - Crossing the Line / The Hockey News / Book: Big Bucks & Blue Pucks / Book: The NHL / Book: Hockey - A People's History / Book: Kings of the Ice | |||
| 1973-74 | $200,000 | $1,451,802 | |
| With Cleveland of the WHA | |||
| Source(s): Book: The NHL's Mistake by the Lake / The Hockey News | |||
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,307,240 | |
| With the Cleveland Crusaders in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The NHL's Mistake by the Lake / The Hockey News / Book: Big Bucks & Blue Pucks | |||
| 1975-76 | $215,000 | $1,287,523 | |
| In early January 1976, after playing 28 games with the Cleveland Cruisaders in the WHA, and having not been paid since December 15, 1975 as the team was unable to pay its players, he secured his release from the 3.5 years left on his contract, for a $65,000 settlement that included back pay. He joined the Boston Bruins in February 1976 for a yearly salary of a little more than $200,000. Estimated salary earned during the season: $175,000 ($75,000 prorated salary in the WHA, plus $65,000 settlement and an estimated $75,000 prorated salary with Boston). | |||
| Source(s): Book: The NHL's Mistake by the Lake / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1976-77 | $200,000 | $1,132,666 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented Bruins salary for 1975-76. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1977-78 | $150,000 | $797,641 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $160,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $150,000 | $741,147 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $185,000 | $821,514 | |
| Retired as a pro hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1980-81 | $75,000 | $293,320 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1981-82 | $75,000 | $265,866 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins, for an unknown salary estimated to be at least $75,000 based on documented salary for 1980-81. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $75,000 | $250,492 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins, for an unknown salary estimated to be at least $75,000 based on documented salary for 1980-81. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $75,000 | $242,696 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins, for an unknown salary estimated to be at least $75,000 based on documented salary for 1980-81. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $75,000 | $232,696 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins, for an unknown salary estimated to be at least $75,000 based on documented salary for 1980-81. Was fired 56 games into the season and was never a NHL head coach again. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
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Career Total: US $2,012,618 (In today's dollars: US $11,560,339) NHL Rank: 2985 (In today's dollars: 1589) |
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