Gerry Cheevers
Hockey Fortune:
$1,877,518
Description
Gerry Cheevers’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,877,518 (US $10,258,161 in today's dollars), ranking #2980 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: September 2, 1940Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
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| Salary History - Gerry Cheevers All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1961-62 | $5,518 | $58,045 | |
| 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 (assiming 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 | |||
| 1971-72 | $45,000 | $349,420 | |
| Source(s): Book: Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines / The Hockey News | |||
| 1972-73 | $202,000 | $1,518,623 | |
| 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; a six-year contract for $1M according to the book Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Derek Sanderson - Crossing the Line / The Hockey News | |||
| 1973-74 | $200,000 | $1,416,216 | |
| With Cleveland of the WHA | |||
| Source(s): Book: The NHL's Mistake by the Lake / The Hockey News | |||
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,275,198 | |
| With Cleveland of the WHA | |||
| Source(s): Book: The NHL's Mistake by the Lake / The Hockey News | |||
| 1975-76 | $215,000 | $1,255,964 | |
| 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 salary far less than his $200,000 income in Cleveland. Estimated salary earned during the season: $175,000 ($75,000 pro-rated salary in the WHA, plus $65,000 settlement and an estimated $75,000 pro-rated 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 | $150,000 | $828,677 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1977-78 | $150,000 | $778,089 | |
| 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 | $722,980 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented salaries for 1977-78. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $185,000 | $801,378 | |
| Retired as a pro hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1980-81 | $75,000 | $286,130 | |
| As coach of the Boston Bruins. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1981-82 | $75,000 | $259,349 | |
| 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 | $244,352 | |
| 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 | $236,747 | |
| 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 | $226,993 | |
| 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 $1,877,518 (In today's dollars: US $10,258,161) NHL Rank: 2980 (In today's dollars: 1598) |
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