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Hockey Fortune: $7,208,426

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Joel Otto’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $7,208,426 (US $14,535,535 in today's dollars), ranking #1480 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: October 29, 1961
Country of birth: USA
Position: C
Salary History - Joel Otto
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1984-85 $27,020 $78,787
Amount in Canadian currency: $35,000.
As a rookie, signed a one-year plus one year option contract with the Calgary Flames for a $25,000 salary plus a $10,000 signing bonus. Had a side agreement that the option year would not be signed, making this essentially a one-year contract.
Source(s): Book: Burke's Law - A Life in Hockey / The Sporting News
1985-86 $40,260 $113,366
Amount in Canadian currency: $55,000.
Got a $55,000 signing bonus.
Source(s): Book: Burke's Law - A Life in Hockey
1989-90 $250,000 $610,833 104
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $300,000 $695,469 83
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $305,550 $679,573 163
Amount in Canadian currency: $350,000.
1992-93 $645,060 $1,392,451 94
Amount in Canadian currency: $780,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $426,250 $893,750 254
Amount in Canadian currency: $550,000.
1994-95 $314,286 $642,269 244
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $550,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $1,200,000 $2,385,352 112
Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $5.4M.
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $1,400,000 $2,703,602 123
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $2,300,000 $4,340,082 65
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $7,208,426
(In today's dollars: US $14,535,535)

NHL Rank: 1480
(In today's dollars: 1238)