Borje Salming
Hockey Fortune:
$3,947,579
Description
Borje Salming’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,947,579 (US $14,532,574 in today's dollars), ranking #2141 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: 17-Apr-51Country of birth: Sweden
Position: D
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| Salary History - Borje Salming All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1973-74 | $80,000 | $566,486 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $80,000 . | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a CDN $80,000 salary. His first year in the NHL. (was for between CDN $60,000 and CDN $80,000 per season acording to The Sporting News). | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Canadian / The Sporting News | |||
| 1974-75 | $81,760 | $521,301 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $80,000 . | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / The Canadian | |||
| 1975-76 | $196,600 | $1,148,477 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000 . | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $1M. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1976-77 | $202,800 | $1,120,371 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000 . | |||
| (Earned C$250,000 according to The Canadian.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1977-78 | $188,000 | $975,205 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000 . | |||
| (Earned $155,000 according to The Globe & Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News / The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $175,400 | $845,405 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,000 . | |||
| (Earned $175,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1979-80 | $171,441 | $742,641 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $200,750 . | |||
| Earned a salary of $200,000 plus $750 from the NHL for finishing 2nd in voting for the Norris trophy. (Earned $175,000 according to La Presse and other editions of The Hockey News and The Sporting News./ Earned $165,000 accoridng to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News / The Hockey News 1981 Yearbook | |||
| 1980-81 | $285,000 | $1,087,294 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a six-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for $2M. (According to The Sporting News, it was a contract for between $350,000 and $400,000 per season. According to La Presse, he earned $325,000.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1981-82 | $278,000 | $961,319 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1982-83 | $270,333 | $880,754 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| (Earned $CDN 350,000 according to The Hockey News and La Presse and $330,000 according to another edition ot La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1983-84 | $270,333 | $853,341 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| (Earned $325,000 according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1984-85 | $257,333 | $778,836 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| (Earned about $350,000 according to The Sporting News and La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1985-86 | $244,000 | $713,150 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1986-87 | $240,000 | $688,404 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $333,333 . | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1985-86 and 1987-88. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1987-88 | $263,900 | $730,243 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $350,000 . | |||
| (Earned $322,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1988-89 | $292,680 | $778,104 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $360,000 . | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1989-90 | $450,000 | $1,141,244 | 18 |
| On June 13, 1989, signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for $450,000. (Earned $435,000 according to the Canadian Press.) Never played again in the NHL after the season, playing three more years in Sweden before retiring. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $3,947,579 (In today's dollars: US $14,532,574 ) NHL Rank: 2141 (In today's dollars: 1313) |
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