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NHL Fortune: $11,016,273

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Bernie Nicholls’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $11,016,273 (US $24,142,695 in today's dollars), ranking #1281 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: June 24, 1961
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Bernie Nicholls
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1980-81 $40,000 $156,437
Got a $40,000 signing bonus from the Los Angeles Kings after being drafted 73rd overall in the NHL draft in 1980. Played the whole season in the Ontario Hockey League, a junior league.
Source(s): Phil Bourque on the Pro Hockey Alumni podcast
1987-88 $200,000 $567,330
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1988-89 $200,000 $545,070
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1989-90 $720,000 $1,871,872 6
On June 12, 1989, signed a four-year contract, plus one-year option, with the Los Angeles Kings for $3.6M overall. (According to The Sporting News, he signed a new contract for around $700,000 per season. / According to the The Hockey News and the Canadian Press, earned $400,000 plus $300,000 deferred for later.)
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $720,000 $1,776,029 14
One-way contract (Earned $545,000 according to the Canadian Press and $400,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News
1991-92 $720,000 $1,703,914 33
Source(s): The Hockey News
1992-93 $517,702 $1,189,106 127
Amount in Canadian currency: $626,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $720,000 $1,606,369 120
Source(s): The Hockey News
1994-95 $628,571 $1,366,810 91
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,100,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $2.2M.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 / Book: Finding Murph
1995-96 $1,200,000 $2,538,128 111
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $2,250,000 $4,623,366 56
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $2,250,000 $4,517,661 73
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $850,000 $1,680,602 310
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $11,016,273
(In today's dollars: US $24,142,695)

NHL Rank: 1281
(In today's dollars: 989)