Gerry Cheevers
NHL Fortune:
$1,370,931
Description
Gerry Cheevers’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $1,370,931 (US $6,987,039 in today's dollars), ranking #3021 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 2, 1940Did you know that Gary Bettman has accumulated the largest NHL fortune with $150M?
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
+/- (US$) |
+/- (%) |
| 1961-62 | $215 | $1,946 | |||
| Contract in Canadian currency: $218. Prior to the season, after his junior career, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maples Leafs for a NHL salary of $6,000 and $6,500. He only played two NHL games in 1961-62 and played in the minors until 1965-66. | |||||
| Source: The Hockey News | |||||
| 1971-72 | $45,000 | $300,408 | |||
| Source: Book: Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines | |||||
| 1972-73 | $171,429 | $1,108,017 | |||
| Signed a seven-year contract with the New England Whalers (then sold to Cleveland Crusaders), of the World Hockey Association, for $1.2M. Also included were performance bonuses, a $10,000 interest-free loan and a free car rental each year. (It was a seven-year contract for $1.4M according to the book Derek Sanderson - Crossing the Line and a six-year contract for $1M according to the book Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines.) | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1973-74 | $171,429 | $1,043,632 | |||
| With Cleveland of the WHA | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1974-75 | $171,429 | $939,713 | |||
| With Cleveland of the WHA | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League | |||||
| 1975-76 | $171,429 | $860,967 | |||
| With Cleveland of the WHA. After 28 games with the Cleveland Cruisaders, in the WHA, secured his release and joined the Boston Bruins for a salary far less than his $200,000 income in Cleveland, according to the book Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey. | |||||
| Source: Book: The Rebel League / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||||
| 1976-77 | $160,000 | $759,937 | |||
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1977-78 | $160,000 | $713,546 | |||
| Source: Globe and Mail | |||||
| 1978-79 | $160,000 | $663,008 | |||
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
| 1979-80 | $160,000 | $595,867 | |||
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. Retired from pro hockey after the season. | |||||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||||
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Career Total: US $1,370,931 (In today's dollars: US $6,987,039) NHL Rank: 3021 (In today's dollars: 1606) |
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