Wilf Paiement
NHL Fortune:
$2,227,800
Description
Wilf Paiement’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,227,800 (US $8,461,062 in today's dollars), ranking #2707 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 16, 1955Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 2
- By: Kansas City Scouts
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| Salary History - Wilf Paiement All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,235,855 | |
| As a rookie, drafted second overall in the NHL, signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Scouts for $200,000 per season. (According to another edition of La Presse, it was a five-year contract for $1.3M.) | |||
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains / The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $200,000 | $1,132,293 | |
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains | |||
| 1976-77 | $200,000 | $1,070,814 | |
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains | |||
| 1977-78 | $140,000 | $703,811 | |
| Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $160,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette | |||
| 1982-83 | $243,300 | $768,223 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| In early September 1982, signed a five-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques for C $300,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1983-84 | $243,300 | $744,312 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $231,600 | $679,327 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1985-86 | $219,600 | $622,033 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| (Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1986-87 | $300,000 | $833,957 | |
| (Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1987-88 | $250,000 | $670,437 | |
| Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $250,000. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $2,227,800 (In today's dollars: US $8,461,062) NHL Rank: 2707 (In today's dollars: 1692) |
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