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Hockey Fortune: $14,575,871

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Martin Gelinas’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $14,575,871 (US $25,441,014 in today's dollars), ranking #974 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: June 5, 1970
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Martin Gelinas
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1989-90 $76,050 $186,920 542
Amount in Canadian currency: $90,000.
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $85,700 $199,853 559
Amount in Canadian currency: $100,000.
Two-way contract: CAN$100,000 in the NHL and CAN$30,000 in the minor leagues. Plus bonus for games played: CAN$5,000 at 40 games and an additional CAN$5,000 at 80 games. He played 73 NHL games, earning a full NHL salary and the first bonus.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $240,075 $537,124 265
Amount in Canadian currency: $275,000.
1992-93 $248,100 $538,741 402
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $232,500 $490,397 509
Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000.
1994-95 $228,571 $469,881 361
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $400,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $328,050 $655,971 525
Amount in Canadian currency: $450,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $568,075 $1,103,554 389
Amount in Canadian currency: $775,000.
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $618,750 $1,174,515 386
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $1,200,000 $2,243,053 207
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1999-00 $1,300,000 $2,377,897 216
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01 $1,300,000 $2,300,290 230
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01. (Earned $2M according to The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01)
Source(s): The Hockey News
2001-02 $1,100,000 $1,892,867 305
2002-03 $1,500,000 $2,540,861 258
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
2003-04 $2,400,000 $3,975,212 175
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $925,000 $1,443,225 368
Source(s): La Presse
2006-07 $975,000 $1,473,697 380
Source(s): NHLPA
2007-08 $1,250,000 $1,836,959 322
Source(s): NHLPA
Career Total: US $14,575,871
(In today's dollars: US $25,441,014)

NHL Rank: 974
(In today's dollars: 839)