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NHL Fortune: $9,029,109

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Brian Bellows’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $9,029,109 (US $21,726,936 in today's dollars), ranking #1451 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: September 1, 1964
Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Brian Bellows
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1981-82 $841 $2,980
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,008.
Had a $42 per week allowance as a player in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1982-83 $700,000 $2,337,927
As a second overall pick at the 1982 NHL draft, signed a five-year contract with the Minnesota North Stars for more than $1M overall plus a $500,000 signing bonus.(According to Inside Hockey 1982-83, it was a three-year contract for $500,000.)
Source(s): UPI / La Presse / The Hockey News
1983-84 $200,000 $647,189
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1984-85 $200,000 $620,524
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1985-86 $200,000 $599,238
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1986-87 $200,000 $588,085
Source(s): UPI / La Presse
1987-88 $200,000 $567,330
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1988-89 $200,000 $545,070
Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1986-87 and 1989-90.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1989-90 $300,000 $779,947 66
One-way contract.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1990-91 $675,000 $1,665,028 18
On October 11, 1990, signed a three-year, one-way contract, with the Minnesota North Stars worth $2.1M overall.
Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $750,000 $1,774,910 28
Source(s): The Hockey News
1992-93 $1,240,500 $2,849,296 17
Amount in Canadian currency: $1,500,000.
Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1993-94 $755,625 $1,685,850 109
Amount in Canadian currency: $975,000.
1994-95 $557,143 $1,211,491 111
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $975,000 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $1,000,000 $2,115,107 134
Source(s): La Presse
1996-97 $1,000,000 $2,054,829 170
Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $50,000 $100,392 736
Played most of the season in Germany, for the Berlin Capitals, for an unknown salary. In March 1998, signed a contract with the Washington Capitals to play the season's final 11 games for $50,000. Also had a clause stipulating that he'd be paid another $50,000 if the team did not re-sign him over the summer. He was re-signed over the summer.
Source(s): Bloomberg News
1998-99 $800,000 $1,581,743 333
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. Retired as a player after the season.
Source(s): The Hockey News
Career Total: US $9,029,109
(In today's dollars: US $21,726,936)

NHL Rank: 1451
(In today's dollars: 1067)