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Hockey Fortune: $1,770,000

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Ron Duguay’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,770,000 (US $5,998,420 in today's dollars), ranking #3047 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Ron Duguay
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1977-78 $175,000 $907,771
After being a 1st round pick, 13th overall in the NHL, he signed a three-year deal with the New York Rangers for $75,000, $80,000, and $85,000. Also got a $100,000 signing bonus.(Earned a base salary of $88,000 according to the Gazette and $70,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): Ron Duguay on Up in the Blue Seats podcast
1978-79 $80,000 $385,589
Source(s): Ron Duguay on Up in the Blue Seats podcast
1979-80 $85,000 $368,201
Source(s): Ron Duguay on Up in the Blue Seats podcast
1980-81 $80,000 $305,206
(Earned $85,000 according to The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1981-82 $175,000 $605,147
Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a five-year contract with the New York Rangers for an estimated $875,000 overall. (According to The Hockey News and La Presse, it was a five-year contract for $1M.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1982-83 $175,000 $570,155
Source(s): The Sporting News
1983-84 $175,000 $552,410
Source(s): The Sporting News
1984-85 $175,000 $529,650
(Earned $265,000 according to the book: The Road to Hockeytown.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1985-86 $175,000 $511,481
Source(s): The Sporting News
1988-89 $475,000 $1,262,811
Never played in the NHL again, playing multiple additional seasons in various leagues.
Source(s): La Presse
Career Total: US $1,770,000
(In today's dollars: US $5,998,420 )

NHL Rank: 3047
(In today's dollars: 2144)