Dale McCourt
Hockey Fortune:
$1,450,001
Description
Dale McCourt’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,450,001 (US $5,254,337 in today's dollars), ranking #3313 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 26, 1957Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1977
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 1
- By: Detroit Red Wings
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| Salary History - Dale McCourt All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1977-78 | $116,667 | $605,182 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for $350,000 over three years. This was his first season in the NHL. (Earned $100,000 according to the Gazette. Earned a salary of $100,000 plus a signing bonus of $100,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): Court filings: US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 1978-79 | $116,667 | $562,320 | |
| Prior to the season, when Rogatien Vachon signed with the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent, an arbitrator decided that the proper compensation to the Los Angeles Kings was Dale McCourt. Despite being offered a $3M contract with the Kings, for an unknown number of season, McCourt challenged the ruling in court and got an injunction to remain a Red Wing. | |||
| Source(s): Court filings: US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 1979-80 | $116,667 | $505,375 | |
| Source(s): Court filings: US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 1980-81 | $150,000 | $572,261 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1979-80 and 1982-83. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $150,000 | $518,698 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1979-80 and 1982-83. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $300,000 | $977,409 | |
| Source(s): Book: McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1983-84 | $200,000 | $631,325 | |
| Five games into the seasons, the Buffalo Sabres bought out his contract ($300,000 per year valid until the end of the 1984-85 season) for one-third of his salary for double the number of years remaining on his contract). He then signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $100,000. Earned his $100,000 buyout plus his $100,000 salary with the Maple Leafs. Never played in the NHL again after the season, playing 6 more years in Switzerland before retiring from pro-hockey. | |||
| Source(s): Book: McFarlane's History of Hockey / The Sporting News | |||
| 1984-85 | $100,000 | $302,657 | |
| Earnied his $100,000 buyout from the Buffalo Sabres. | |||
| Source(s): Book: McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1985-86 | $100,000 | $292,275 | |
| Earnied his $100,000 buyout from the Buffalo Sabres. | |||
| Source(s): Book: McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1986-87 | $100,000 | $286,835 | |
| Earnied his $100,000 buyout from the Buffalo Sabres. | |||
| Source(s): Book: McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
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Career Total: US $1,450,001 (In today's dollars: US $5,254,337) NHL Rank: 3313 (In today's dollars: 2273) |
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