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NHL Fortune: $17,700

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Sprague Cleghorn’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $17,700 (US $319,173 in today's dollars), ranking #6387 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: March 11, 1890
Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
Salary History - Sprague Cleghorn
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1909-10 $0 $0
Earned $US 50 per week with the New York Wanderers in the American Amateur Hockey League. It is unclear how many weeks the season lasted.
Source(s): Book: Golden Oldies
1920-21 $2,700 $43,424
Amount in Canadian currency: $3,000.
On January 25, 1921, after being traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Hamilton Tigers and refusing to report, he was ordered by the NHL's President to join the Toronto St. Pats, which he did under the condition of earning $3,000 for the rest of the season.
Source(s): Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club
1925-26 $5,000 $91,876
Source(s): Book: The NHL
1926-27 $5,000 $91,045
Estimated salary based on documented compensation for 1925-26.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1927-28 $5,000 $92,828
Estimated salary based on documented compensation for 1925-26. His last season in the NH. Played 3 more games, in 1928-29, for the Newark Bulldogs in the Canadian-American Hockey League before retiring as a player. He remained as their coach.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $17,700
(In today's dollars: US $319,173)

NHL Rank: 6387
(In today's dollars: 5833)