Eddie Shack
NHL Fortune:
$282,595
Description
Eddie Shack’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $282,595 (US $2,319,171 in today's dollars), ranking #5213 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: February 11, 1937Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Eddie Shack All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1958-59 | $7,500 | $83,758 | |
| Source(s): Maclean's / Eddie Shack on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast | |||
| 1959-60 | $7,500 | $82,925 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1960-61 | $7,500 | $81,719 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1961-62 | $7,500 | $80,872 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1962-63 | $7,500 | $79,909 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1963-64 | $7,500 | $78,944 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1964-65 | $7,500 | $77,926 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1965-66 | $7,500 | $76,714 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1966-67 | $7,500 | $74,492 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1967-68 | $7,500 | $72,460 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1968-69 | $7,500 | $69,501 | |
| Assumed minimum salary given his 1958-59 known salary and his claim that he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1969-70 | $10,000 | $87,868 | |
| According to Maclean's, he never made more than $10,000 in the sixties. HockeyZonePlus is therefore using an assumed salary of $10,000 for the last season of the sixties. | |||
| Source(s): Maclean's / HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1970-71 | $2,000 | $16,605 | |
| Erned a $2,000 performance bonus, in addition to his unknown salary, for scoring over 25 goals. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1971-72 | $38,000 | $302,480 | |
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1972-73 | $38,000 | $292,860 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1971-72. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1973-74 | $38,000 | $275,842 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1971-72. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1974-75 | $74,095 | $484,300 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $72,500. | |||
| Signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN$67,500. Bonus: $ 5,000 if the team reached the quarter finals; $ 2,500 for 12 goals; $ 1,000 for 20 goals, $ 100 for each goal from 21 to 25; $ 2,000 for 25 goals; $ 250 for each goal over 25; $ 50 per + from 1 to 10; $ 500 for +10; $ 75 for each plus over 10; and $ 750 for +20. He scored 2 goals and had -8, and the team reached the quarter finals, so he earned a $ 5,000 bonus. After the season, he played one more year of hockey (Ontario Hockey Association Senior A) and then retired. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1975-76 | $0 | $0 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $0. | |||
| Was hired as spokesperson for The Pop Shoppe for $60,000 per year. | |||
| Source(s): SportsLit podcast | |||
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Career Total: US $282,595 (In today's dollars: US $2,319,171) NHL Rank: 5213 (In today's dollars: 3438) |
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