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NHL Fortune: $199,629

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Terry Sawchuk’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $199,629 (US $1,913,489 in today's dollars), ranking #5422 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: December 28, 1929
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
Salary History - Terry Sawchuk
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1946-47 $480 $7,925
Earned $80 per month with the Galt Red Wings.
Source(s): Book: Detroit Red Wings - The Illustrated History
1947-48 $2,000 $28,880
Signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings organizations and was sent to the Omaha Knights in the USHL. Unclear if had a salary of $2,000 or a signing bonus of $2,000 plus a salary.
Source(s): Book: Between the Pipes
1964-65 $24,300 $252,479
Source(s): Book: '67
1965-66 $23,014 $235,403
Amount in Canadian currency: $24,800.
Source(s): Book: '67
1966-67 $17,168 $170,516
Amount in Canadian currency: $18,500.
Source(s): Book: '67
1967-68 $32,667 $315,605
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings for a total of $98,000 plus bonuses. (According to 50 Years Ago in Hockey, the book Net Worth and the book Detroit Red Wings - The Illustrated History, he signed a two-year contract for $40,000 per season.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Hearth of the Blackhawks
1968-69 $50,000 $463,341
(Earned between $45,000 and $48,000 according to The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1969-70 $50,000 $439,340
Retired as a pro hockey player after the season.
Source(s): The Sporting News
Career Total: US $199,629
(In today's dollars: US $1,913,489)

NHL Rank: 5422
(In today's dollars: 3682)