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Hockey Fortune: $7,958,625

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Jacques Demers’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $7,958,625 (US $16,544,223 in today's dollars), ranking #1340 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Salary History - Jacques Demers
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1972-73 $25,000 $174,976
As Director of players personnal for the Chicago Cougars, of the World Hockey Association. He joined them full time in mid-season after being a part time Quebec-based scout.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1973-74 $35,000 $230,732
Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract, as assistant coach of the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association, for $35,000 the first year and $37,000 the second. (Earned $25,000 according to the book The Rebel League)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1974-75 $37,000 $219,629
As assistant coach of the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association (Made $25k according to the book The Rebel League)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1978-79 $35,080 $157,411
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association. Signed a two-year contract for CAN$40,000 per season.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1979-80 $34,160 $137,760
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
As coach of the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL.
Source(s): La Presse / Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1982-83 $28,385 $86,096
Amount in Canadian currency: $35,000.
As coach and general manager of the Fredericton Express in the American Hockey League. (Earned $47,500 according to The Sporting News.)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1983-84 $52,000 $152,815
As coach of the St. Louis Blues in the NHL. Signed a three-year contract for $52,000, $55,000 and $57,000 per year.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1984-85 $55,000 $154,972
As coach of the St. Louis Blues in the NHL.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1985-86 $75,000 $204,076
As coach of the St. Louis Blues in the NHL. Reportedly the lowest paid coach in the NHL. (According to La Presse, he earned $70,000)
Source(s): The Sporting News / UPI / Book Killer - My Life in Hockey
1986-87 $372,000 $993,380
As coach of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. Signed a five-year contract for $1M overall plus a $100,000 signing bonus. In 1986-87, he ended up earning $372,000: $200,000 in salary + $100,000 in signing bonus + $16,000 NHL bonus for reaching the 3rd playoff round + $16,000 team bonus for reaching 3rd round + $30,000 team bonus for playing in 3 rounds + $10,000 team bonus for winning the Adams trophy. He also got a Mercedes from the owner. (According to Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1986-87 / La Presse, he signed a guaranteed $1.1M for 5 years contract. According to the book Breakaway, it was a four-year contract for $1.1M.) Off-ice, he also earned an estimated $100,000 that year with motivational speeches and ads for multiple firms including Chrysler, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, a restaurant, a cleaner, a hardwares store, etc.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / Book: A Season in Time / Book: Killer - My Life in Hockey / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News
1987-88 $200,000 $515,226
As coach of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. Off-ice, he also earned an estimated $100,000 that year with motivational speeches and ads for multiple firms including Chrysler, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, a restaurant, a cleaner, a hardwares store, etc. (According to Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1986-87 / La Presse, he earned $220k.)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1988-89 $310,000 $767,267
As coach of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. Before the season, he signed a two-year extension for $250k/season for the additional seasons to his existing contract, puttinh him under contract until the end of the 1992-93 season. He also got a $110,000 signign bonus. Off-ice, he also earned an estimated $100,000 that year with motivational speeches and ads for multiple firms including Chrysler, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, a restaurant, a cleaner, a hardwares store, etc. (According to Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1986-87 / La Presse, he earned $220k)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / Book: A Season in Time
1989-90 $200,000 $472,211 187
As coach of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. Off-ice, he also earned an estimated $100,000 that year with motivational speeches and ads for multiple firms including Chrysler, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, a restaurant, a cleaner, a hardwares store, etc. (According to Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1986-87 / La Presse, he earned $220k) He was fired at the end of the season, despite still having 3 years left on his contract ($200k, $250k and $250k). The owner of the Red Wings promised that they would pay him those 3 guaranteed year, no matter if he found another job or not, and offered him 2 Little Caesars franchises worth $80,000 each. Demers never took him up on the franchises.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1990-91 $200,000 $448,033 248
Was fired as the Detroit Red Wings coach at the end of the 1989-90 season but had a guaranteed contract until the end of 1992-93. He also earned over CAN$100,000 as color analyst for Quebec Nordiques games on radio.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / La Presse
1991-92 $250,000 $537,301 238
Was fired as the Detroit Red Wings coach at the end of the 1989-90 season but had a guaranteed contract until the end of 1992-93. He also earned over CAN$100,000 as color analyst for Quebec Nordiques games on radio.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / La Presse
1992-93 $300,000 $625,784 286
As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Signed a 3-year deal for an undisclosed amount. La Presse estimated that it was $300,000/year with performance bonus of up to $50,000/year. Although he was legally entitled to receive another $250,000 from the last year of his guaranteed contract with the Detroit Red Wings, and that the owner of the team had promised that he would be paid even if he found another job, Demers declined to be paid by the Red Wings, claiming that the organization had been very good to him.
Source(s): La Presse / Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1993-94 $800,000 $1,620,933 93
As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. After Montreal won the Stanley Cup in 1992-93, he was offered a new four-year contract at $800,000 per season, voiding his previous contract. (According to the book La glorieuse histoire du Canadiens, it was a contract for $700,000 per year.)
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1994-95 $800,000 $1,579,814 66
As coach of the Montreal Canadiens.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / Book: 50 ans parmi les g?ants
1995-96 $800,000 $1,536,685 192
As coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Was fired very early in the season but had a guaranteed contract until then end of 1996-97. He was offered, and accepted, to be a scout for the Canadiens for the next 5 years (at $800k per season, per his guaranteed contract, for 2 years and $100k per season from 1997-98 to 1999-2000.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1996-97 $800,000 $1,492,891 252
Was fired very early the previous season as coach of the Montreal Canadiens but had a guaranteed contract until the end of the 1996-97 season.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1997-98 $350,000 $638,207 602
As coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. A month into the season, he signed a two-year contract at $350,000 per season and joined the team. Many NHL coaches were unhappy at him for signing at a below market-rate salary.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
1998-99 $550,000 $987,577 479
As coach and general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Very early in the season, after the firing of Phil Esposito as general manager, Demers signed a new 4-year contract at $550,000 per year to be both coach and general manager, replacing the contract he had .
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres / La Presse
1999-00 $550,000 $966,413 522
Was fired by the Tampa Bay Lightnings after the 1998-99 season but had a guaranteed contract until the end of the 2001-02 season.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
2000-01 $550,000 $934,872 546
Was fired by the Tampa Bay Lightnings after the 1998-99 season but had a guaranteed contract until the end of the 2001-02 season.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
2001-02 $550,000 $909,160 583
Was fired by the Tampa Bay Lightnings after the 1998-99 season but had a guaranteed contract until the end of the 2001-02 season.
Source(s): Book: Jacques Demers en toutes lettres
Career Total: US $7,958,625
(In today's dollars: US $16,544,223)

NHL Rank: 1340
(In today's dollars: 1058)