Mike Palmateer
Hockey Fortune:
$1,147,725
Description
Mike Palmateer’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,147,725 (US $4,102,227 in today's dollars), ranking #3533 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 13, 1954Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #5
- Overall Pick: 85
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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Salary History - Mike Palmateer All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
1977-78 | $61,100 | $316,942 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $65,000. | |||
Bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $75,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
Source(s): The Gazette | |||
1978-79 | $57,005 | $274,757 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $65,000. | |||
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1977-78 and 1979-80. | |||
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
1979-80 | $59,780 | $258,953 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $70,000. | |||
Into the option year of his contract, was rumored to want a five-year contract at a salary of $200,000-plus. (Earned $75,000 according to another edition of La Presse and $80,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
1980-81 | $200,000 | $763,014 | |
During the summer prior to the season, was traded from Toronto to Washington and then signed a three-year plus one-year option contract with the Washington Capitals for $200,000 per season. | |||
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour | |||
1981-82 | $200,000 | $691,597 | |
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour | |||
1982-83 | $200,000 | $651,606 | |
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour | |||
1983-84 | $200,000 | $631,325 | |
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour | |||
1984-85 | $169,840 | $514,032 | |
Amount in Canadian currency: $220,000. | |||
Was paid by the Toronto Maple Leafs to stay away and not play a game. Retired after the season. | |||
Source(s): Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1985-86 / La Presse | |||
Career Total: US $1,147,725 (In today's dollars: US $4,102,227) NHL Rank: 3533 (In today's dollars: 2576) |