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Hockey Fortune: $3,050,793

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Tony Twist’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,050,793 (US $6,026,785 in today's dollars), ranking #2306 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: May 9, 1968
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Tony Twist
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1989-90 $85,000 $207,683 529
Source(s): Canadian Press
1990-91 $76,774 $177,980 572
Two-way contract: $135,000 in the NHL and $40,000 in the minor leagues. Plus bonus for games played: $5,000 at 30 games and an additional $10,000 at 70 games. Estimated salary earned based on ratio of NHL/minor league games played = $76,774. He played 68 NHL games between 1990 and 1992 and 102 NHL games between 1990 and 1993 and possibly earned both bonuses depending on the terms of the contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1991-92 $117,855 $262,121 555
Amount in Canadian currency: $135,000.
1992-93 $186,075 $401,668 563
Amount in Canadian currency: $225,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News / La Presse
1993-94 $174,375 $365,625 599
Amount in Canadian currency: $225,000.
1994-95 $185,714 $379,523 446
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $325,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
1995-96 $300,000 $596,338 557
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $550,000 $1,062,129 391
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $650,000 $1,226,545 366
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. In 1997, he filed a lawsuit against Todd McFarlane Productions Inc. and HBO for the unauthorized use of his name for a violent mafia character in the comic series Spawn and an animated series on HBO, claiming that it damaged his reputation and damaged his ability to obtain endorsements deals. During the trial, he settled for an undisclosed amount with HBO. In 2000, he awarded $24.5M from Todd McFarlane Productions but the verdict was overturned in appeal.
Source(s): The Hockey News / St.Louis Post Dispatch / Chicago Tribune
1998-99 $725,000 $1,347,172 380
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Source(s): The Hockey News
2004-05 $0 $0 21
In a second trial, he was awarded $15M. It was appealed again but this time the verdict was upheld in 2006. In the meantime, in late 2004, Todd McFarlane Productions had filed for bankrupcy to protect the company.
Source(s): St.Louis Post Dispatch
2007-08 $0 $0 742
He settled for $5M with insurance companies for Todd McFarlane Productions Inc. and it was approved in bankruptcy court in Arizona. He ended up getting $2,566,313.89 with the balance going to lawyers.
Source(s): Book: The World vs Todd McFarlane
Career Total: US $3,050,793
(In today's dollars: US $6,026,785)

NHL Rank: 2306
(In today's dollars: 2018)