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Hockey Fortune: $1,052,535

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Jean-Claude Tremblay’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,052,535 (US $6,362,966 in today's dollars), ranking #3426 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: January 22, 1939
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
Salary History - Jean-Claude Tremblay
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1959-60 $8,866 $89,020
Amount in Canadian currency: $8,500.
Earned $8,500 during his first season with the Montreal Canadiens with a $1,000 raise per year.
Source(s): La Presse
1960-61 $9,795 $96,919
Amount in Canadian currency: $9,500.
Source(s): La Presse
1961-62 $10,364 $101,485
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,500.
Source(s): La Presse
1962-63 $10,764 $104,153
Amount in Canadian currency: $11,500.
Source(s): La Presse
1963-64 $11,588 $110,766
Amount in Canadian currency: $12,500.
Source(s): La Presse
1967-68 $18,540 $162,670
Amount in Canadian currency: $20,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1971-72 $59,400 $429,399
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000.
Prior to the season, was reported to want a $100,000 salary but settled for $60,000 with the Montreal Canadiens. (Earned $58,000 according to another edition of La Presse.)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / La Presse
1972-73 $141,260 $988,685
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
While the Montreal Canadien was offering a salary of $70,000, signed a five-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques, of the World Hockey Association, for CAN$140,000 per season. (According to different editions of La Presse, it was a five-year contract at $130,000 or $200,000 per season / According to the book Jacques Demers en toutes lettres, the contract was structured slightly differently: five-year at CAN$120,000/season plus a signing bonus of CAN$100,000 which also adds up to $700k; according to the book Derek Sanderson - Crossing the Line, it was a five-year contract for $600,000 plus a $125,000 signing bonus.)
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens / Book: 50 ans parmi les g?ants
1973-74 $140,000 $922,928
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1974-75 $143,080 $849,311
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
(Earned $150,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1975-76 $137,620 $748,446
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
(Earned $100,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1976-77 $141,960 $730,130
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1977-78 $131,600 $635,527
Amount in Canadian currency: $140,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented 1976-77 salary.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1978-79 $87,700 $393,527
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $1,052,535
(In today's dollars: US $6,362,966)

NHL Rank: 3426
(In today's dollars: 1857)