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Hockey Fortune: $63,146

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Howie Morenz’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $63,146 (US $1,180,320 in today's dollars), ranking #5924 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: June 21, 1902
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
Salary History - Howie Morenz
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1922-23 $800 $15,016
Amount in Canadian currency: $800.
With the Stratford Indians in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior League.
Source(s): Book: Shoots and Scores
1923-24 $1,746 $32,196
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,800.
Prior to his first year in the NHL, signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for a salary of CAN$ 1,600 per season and bonuses of $200 if the team won the Championship and $100 if it finished second in the Championship. Earned the $200 bonus. (According to Maclean's, he earned CAN$3,500. According to the book 99 Stories of the Game, he signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $2,500 per season plus a $850 signing bonus. According to another edition of The Hockey News, it was a $1,500 contract.)
Source(s): Copy of contract / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens / The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1924-25 $4,800 $88,150
Amount in Canadian currency: $4,800.
Prior to the season, the Montreal Canadiens replaced the last year on his contract with a new contract that included a bonus of an undisclosed amount and a yearly salary of $4,800.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1925-26 $4,800 $86,039
Amount in Canadian currency: $4,800.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1924-25 and 1926-27.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1926-27 $5,500 $97,695
Amount in Canadian currency: $5,500.
Source(s): Classic Auctions
1927-28 $5,500 $99,608
Amount in Canadian currency: $5,500.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1926-27 and 1928-29.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1928-29 $10,000 $183,324
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1929-30 $10,000 $183,324
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1928-29 and 1931-32.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1930-31 $10,000 $188,263
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1928-29 and 1931-32.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1931-32 $10,000 $206,706
Amount in Canadian currency: $10,000.
Source(s): Book: The Lives of Conn Smythe
Career Total: US $63,146
(In today's dollars: US $1,180,320)

NHL Rank: 5924
(In today's dollars: 4099)

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