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Hockey Fortune: $40,819,548

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Ron Francis’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $40,819,548 (US $78,238,496 in today's dollars), ranking #369 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: March 1, 1963
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Ron Francis
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1981-82 $175,000 $605,147
Prior to the season, after being drafted 4th overall in the NHL, signed a contract with the Hartford Whalers for a yearly salary between $70,000 and $80,000 plus a signing bonus of $100,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1982-83 $75,000 $244,352
Source(s): The Hockey News
1983-84 $75,000 $236,747
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1982-83 and 1985-86..
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1984-85 $75,000 $226,993
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1982-83 and 1985-86..
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1985-86 $233,333 $681,974
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Hartford Whalers worth an estimated $700,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1986-87 $233,333 $669,281
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News
1987-88 $275,000 $760,958
Prior to the season, signed a three-year, plus one-year option contract with the Hartford Whalers for $1.1M overall.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1988-89 $275,000 $731,101
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1989-90 $350,000 $887,634 41
One-way contract on his option year. (Earned about $300,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): Canadian Press / The Hockey News
1990-91 $350,000 $842,186 58
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $650,000 $1,500,551 45
Source(s): .
1992-93 $750,000 $1,680,445 70
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $850,000 $1,849,924 85
1994-95 $622,857 $1,321,187 102
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $1,090,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $1,840,000 $3,796,404 63
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $1,700,000 $3,407,587 86
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $1,900,000 $3,721,405 95
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1998-99 $5,000,000 $9,643,580 13
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1999-00 $5,000,000 $9,436,907 22
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Sports Forecaster
2000-01 $5,000,000 $9,128,920 28
Includes base salary, bonuses paid in 2000-01, and deferred income paid in 2000-01.
Source(s): The Hockey News / The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01
2001-02 $5,000,000 $8,877,845 40
Source(s): .
2002-03 $5,936,287 $10,375,632 32
Does not include signing bonuses, performance bonuses and deferred payments.
Source(s): La Presse
2003-04 $4,453,738 $7,611,737 65
Retired as a player after the season.
Source(s): .
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
Career Total: US $40,819,548
(In today's dollars: US $78,238,496)

NHL Rank: 369
(In today's dollars: 187)