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NHL Fortune: $1,475,546

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Steve Shutt’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,475,546 (US $5,486,650 in today's dollars), ranking #3382 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: July 1, 1952
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Steve Shutt
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1972-73 $19,171 $147,748
Amount in Canadian currency: $19,000.
His first season in the NHL. Like all players on the roster, got a CAN$19,000 (CAN$115,000 in today's dollars) bonus for winning the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.
Source(s): Book: Robinson for Defense
1976-77 $86,190 $488,122
Amount in Canadian currency: $85,000.
Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for an unknown salary. Based on his documented salary of $85,000 in 1977-78, it is assumed that it was his salary for the duration of the contract
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus / Book: 1976-77 - La saison record du Canadien
1977-78 $79,900 $424,877
Amount in Canadian currency: $85,000.
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $120,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $74,545 $368,325
Amount in Canadian currency: $85,000.
Assumed salary based on five-year contract signed in 1976-77 and documented salary for 1977-78.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1979-80 $72,590 $322,344
Amount in Canadian currency: $85,000.
Assumed salary based on five-year contract signed in 1976-77 and documented salary for 1977-78.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1980-81 $136,800 $535,016
Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000.
(Was supposed to be the 5th year of his contract signed in 1976-77. It is assumed that he signed a new contrat overriding the previous one.)
Source(s): La Presse
1981-82 $133,440 $473,028
Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1980-81 and 1983-84.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1982-83 $129,760 $433,385
Amount in Canadian currency: $160,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1980-81 and 1983-84.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1983-84 $202,750 $656,088
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000.
Source(s): La Presse / The Hockey News
1984-85 $250,000 $775,655
Ten games into the season, the Montreal Canadiens traded him to the Los Angeles Kings. His $250,000 per season contract was still valid until the end of 1986-87. As part of the trade, it was agreed that the Kings had to keep him until the end of the contract or send him back to Montreal. After the 1984-85 season, the Kings elected to send him back to Montreal.
Source(s): La Presse / Los Angeles Times
1985-86 $146,400 $438,642
Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000.
On the hook for the last two years of his contract, and stuck with him after the Los Angeles Kings elected to send him back, the Montreal Canadiens agreed to honor his contract even if he was not playing. Never played pro-hockey again.
Source(s): La Presse
1986-87 $144,000 $423,421
Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $1,475,546
(In today's dollars: US $5,486,650)

NHL Rank: 3382
(In today's dollars: 2338)