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Hockey Fortune: $1,475,546

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Steve Shutt’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,475,546 (US $5,352,165 in today's dollars), ranking #3311 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: 1-Jul-52
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 $144,126
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 $476,158
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 $414,462
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 $359,297
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 $314,443
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 $521,902
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 $461,434
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 $422,762
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 $640,006
Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000 .
Source(s): La Presse
1984-85 $250,000 $756,642
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 $427,890
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 $413,043
Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000 .
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $1,475,546
(In today's dollars: US $5,352,165 )

NHL Rank: 3311
(In today's dollars: 2259)