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NHL/Hockey Fortune: $1,552,100

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Bernard Parent’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,552,100 (US $10,353,395 in today's dollars), ranking #3411 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: April 3, 1945
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
Salary History - Bernard Parent
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1965-66 $7,500 $79,594
His first season in the NHL.
Source(s): La Presse
1966-67 $9,000 $92,746
Source(s): La Presse
1967-68 $20,000 $200,480
Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $20,000 per season. (Earned $16,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1968-69 $20,000 $192,294
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1969-70 $20,000 $182,334
Source(s): 50 Years Ago in Hockey
1970-71 $20,000 $172,282
Estimated salary based on documented 1969-70 and 1971-72 salaries.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1971-72 $39,600 $327,050
Amount in Canadian currency: $40,000.
Prior to the season, after sitting out for a week of training camp demanding a new contract, signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for CAN $80,000 overall. (According to The Sporting News, it was a two-year contract in the $25,000 to $30,000 per season range. Earned CAN $25,000 according to the book The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. Earned $38,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): Book: Hockey Hall of Fame True Stories / The Hockey News
1972-73 $150,000 $1,199,426
On February 21, 1972, signed a five-year contract for $750,000 with the Miami Screaming Eagles (which moved to Philadelphia as the Blazers shortly after the contract was signed) of the World Hockey Association. The deal included a new boat and, for each season, a new car. He quit the team and broke off his contract during the playoffs of the first season and returned to the NHL the following season. (According to the book The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club, it was a five-year contract for $600,000 / According to the book The NHL and another edition of The Hockey News, it was a five-year contract for over $100,000 per season.)
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: Between the Pipes / Book: The California Golden Seals / La Presse / The Hockey News / Book: Big Bucks & Blue Pucks
1973-74 $160,000 $1,205,045
Source(s): La Presse
1974-75 $300,000 $2,034,476
Source(s): The Hockey News
1975-76 $300,000 $1,863,991
Estimated salary based on documented salary for 1974-75 and 1976-77.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1976-77 $200,000 $1,175,189
Source(s): The Hockey News
1977-78 $153,000 $844,138
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $140,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $153,000 $784,351
Estimated salary based on documented 1977-78 salary. Retired from pro-hockey after the season.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
Career Total: US $1,552,100
(In today's dollars: US $10,353,395)

NHL Rank: 3411
(In today's dollars: 1779)