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Hockey Fortune: $2,227,800

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Wilf Paiement’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,227,800 (US $8,730,416 in today's dollars), ranking #2777 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: October 16, 1955
Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Wilf Paiement
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1974-75 $200,000 $1,275,198
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 $1,168,339
Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains
1976-77 $200,000 $1,104,902
Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains
1977-78 $140,000 $726,217
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 $792,679
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 $768,007
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1984-85 $231,600 $700,953
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1985-86 $219,600 $641,835
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
(Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): La Presse
1986-87 $300,000 $860,505
(Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): La Presse
1987-88 $250,000 $691,780
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
Career Total: US $2,227,800
(In today's dollars: US $8,730,416)

NHL Rank: 2777
(In today's dollars: 1763)