Wendel Clark
Hockey Fortune:
$12,400,175
Description
Wendel Clark’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $12,400,175 (US $25,779,817 in today's dollars), ranking #1139 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 25, 1966Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1985
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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| Salary History - Wendel Clark All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1985-86 | $175,680 | $513,468 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $240,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, as the #1 overall pick in the 1985 NHL draft, signed a four-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth C $630,000: $150,000 in signing bonus and a yearly salary of $90,000, $110,000, $130,000 and $150,000. (It was for $700,000 overall, including a $150,000 signing bonus, according to The Sporting News.) Earned a salary of $90,000 plus his signing bonus of $150,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1986-87 | $79,200 | $227,173 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $110,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1987-88 | $98,020 | $271,233 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $130,000. | |||
| (Earned $125,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1988-89 | $243,900 | $648,420 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a one-year plus one option year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $C 275,000 plus $25,000 possible bonuses. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sporting News | |||
| 1989-90 | $253,500 | $642,901 | 106 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| One-way contract. (Earned C $265,000 according to the Canadian Press and another edition of The Hockey News. / Earned C $275,000 according to the Toronto Star.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sporting News | |||
| 1990-91 | $257,100 | $618,646 | 151 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| One-way contract. (Earned $265,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News and the Canadian Press) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sporting News | |||
| 1991-92 | $523,800 | $1,209,213 | 67 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $600,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a one-year contract, plus one-year option with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CDN $600,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): Book: A Season in Time | |||
| 1992-93 | $682,275 | $1,528,701 | 84 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $825,000. | |||
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. Had a $600,000 base salary plus a $225,000 bonus if he played 65 games or more in the regular season. He played 66 games and earned the bonus. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse / Book: A Season in Time / Book: The Last Good Year | |||
| 1993-94 | $697,500 | $1,518,026 | 135 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $900,000. | |||
| 1994-95 | $439,200 | $931,618 | 157 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,050,000. | |||
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,050,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $1,800,000 | $3,713,873 | 65 |
| Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders for $6M. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse / Book: We Want Fishsticks | |||
| 1996-97 | $2,050,000 | $4,109,149 | 65 |
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $2,300,000 | $4,504,859 | 66 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $1,400,000 | $2,700,202 | 186 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1999-00 | $1,400,000 | $2,642,334 | 201 |
| Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000. Retired after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
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Career Total: US $12,400,175 (In today's dollars: US $25,779,817) NHL Rank: 1139 (In today's dollars: 896) |
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| His brother Kerry could fight but never got the big NHL payday. |