Stan Mikita
NHL Fortune:
$1,572,825
Description
Stan Mikita’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,572,825 (US $9,799,713 in today's dollars), ranking #3287 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: May 20, 1940Country of birth: Czechoslovakia
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| Salary History - Stan Mikita All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1956-57 | $528 | $6,265 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $520. | |||
| With the St. Catharines Tee Pees, of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A league, earned C $25 per week until Christmas 1956, at which point his salary was raised to $35 per week. Earned $720, assuming a six-month season. (It was $15 per week until December and $25 per week after, according to The Society for International Hockey Research Newsletter.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Forever a Blackhawk | |||
| 1957-58 | $1,252 | $14,361 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,200. | |||
| With the St. Catharines Tee Pees, of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A league, earned C $50 per week. Earned $1,200, assuming a six-month season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Forever a Blackhawk | |||
| 1958-59 | $1,545 | $17,254 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,500. | |||
| Played 3 NHL and 45 junior games with the St. Catharines Tee Pees, of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A league. Earned $100 per NHL games and it is assumed that he still earned C $50 per week in junior. Earned $1,200 in junior, assuming a six-month season, plus $300 in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Forever a Blackhawk / HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1959-60 | $13,500 | $149,264 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $8,500 in the NHL and $5,500 in the minors plus a $5,000 signing bonus. His first full season in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Forever a Blackhawk / The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1960-61 | $8,500 | $92,615 | |
| Two-way contract for $8,500 in the NHL and $5,500 in the minors. Played the whole season in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Forever a Blackhawk | |||
| 1961-62 | $20,000 | $215,657 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for a base salary of $14,000. Earned $14,000 in salary plus $6,000 in bonuses. (Earned $9,000 according to the book Forever a Blackhawk.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1962-63 | $14,000 | $149,164 | |
| Base salary of $14,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1965-66 | $35,000 | $357,997 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $35,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Heart of the Blackhawks | |||
| 1966-67 | $35,000 | $347,627 | |
| Source(s): Book: Heart of the Blackhawks | |||
| 1967-68 | $43,500 | $420,265 | |
| Estimated base salary of $35,000 based on documented salary for 1966-67. Also received a bonus of $8,500 from the NHL for winning the Art Ross, Hart Memorial, and Lady Bing trophies. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Hockey Stars of 1969 / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1972-73 | $0 | $0 | |
| Prior to the season, the Chicago Cougars, of the new World Hockey Association, offered him a five-year contract for $1.5M which he turned down our of loyalty to the Blackhawks. | |||
| Source(s): Keith Magnuson: The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk | |||
| 1973-74 | $200,000 | $1,451,802 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $1M while the Chicago Cougars, of the WHA, offered $1.5M for five years. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / Book: Forever a Blackhawk | |||
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,307,240 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1975-76 | $200,000 | $1,197,696 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1976-77 | $200,000 | $1,132,666 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1977-78 | $200,000 | $1,063,521 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette / Globe and Mail / The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1978-79 | $200,000 | $988,196 | |
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1979-80 | $200,000 | $888,123 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1978-79. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
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Career Total: US $1,572,825 (In today's dollars: US $9,799,713) NHL Rank: 3287 (In today's dollars: 1741) |
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