Rod Gilbert
NHL Fortune:
$1,194,334
Description
Rod Gilbert’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,194,334 (US $7,532,777 in today's dollars), ranking #3413 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: July 1, 1941Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
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| Salary History - Rod Gilbert All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1967-68 | $36,000 | $328,813 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers for $36,000 plus bonuses, which was believed to be the biggest Rangers contract to date. | |||
| Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey | |||
| 1971-72 | $75,000 | $564,399 | |
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1972-73 | $200,000 | $1,457,198 | |
| In July 1972, the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association offered him a five-year contract for $300,000 per season but he opted to stay in the NHL and signed a three-year contract with the New York Rangers for a $200,000 salary. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse / The New York Rangers : Broadway's Longest Running Hit | |||
| 1973-74 | $200,000 | $1,372,523 | |
| (Earned $175,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News and $190,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,235,855 | |
| (Earned $175,000 according other editions of La Presse and The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1975-76 | $150,000 | $849,220 | |
| In June 1975, as a free agent in a deflated market, signed a new contract with the New York Rangers for $150,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1976-77 | $150,000 | $803,110 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1975-76 and 1977-78. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1977-78 | $183,334 | $921,661 | |
| Had a contract for $200,000 for the season and walked out for 16 days, feeling that he was treated unfairly. Ended up earning about $183,334, taking into account his two-week walkout. Retired as a pro hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1980-81 | $0 | $0 | |
| As coach of the New Haven Nighthawks in the American Hockey League for an unknown salary. After the season, the New York Arrows, of the Major Indoor Soccer League, offered him a five-year contract at $100,000 per season as General Manager. Despite apparently being promised a job for life in the New York Rangers organization, he decided to leave the organization to pursue that opportunity. Two and a half month later, as the contract was still not officially signed, the team changed its mind and didn't hire him. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $1,194,334 (In today's dollars: US $7,532,777) NHL Rank: 3413 (In today's dollars: 1797) |
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