Wilf Paiement
NHL/Hockey Fortune:
$2,507,800
Description
Wilf Paiement’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,507,800 (US $10,648,519 in today's dollars), ranking #2775 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: October 16, 1955Country of birth: Canada
Position: RW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 2
- By: Kansas City Scouts
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| Salary History - Wilf Paiement All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1974-75 | $200,000 | $1,356,317 | |
| As a rookie, drafted second overall in the NHL, signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Scouts for $200,000 per season. (According to another edition of La Presse, it was a five-year contract for $1.3M.) | |||
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains / The Sporting News / La Presse / The Hockey News | |||
| 1975-76 | $200,000 | $1,242,661 | |
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains / The Hockey News | |||
| 1976-77 | $200,000 | $1,175,189 | |
| Source(s): The Pro Hockey Alumni podcast / Book: Icing on the Plains / The Hockey News | |||
| 1977-78 | $140,000 | $772,414 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $160,000 according to the Globe and Mail / Earned $175,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $140,000 | $717,707 | |
| Estimated salary based on documented 1977-78 and 1979-80 salaries. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $140,000 | $645,026 | |
| Source(s): Book: 100 Years in Blue and While: a Century of Hockey in Toronto | |||
| 1982-83 | $243,300 | $843,104 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| In early September 1982, signed a five-year contract with the Quebec Nordiques for C $300,000 per season. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1983-84 | $243,300 | $816,863 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $231,600 | $745,543 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1985-86 | $219,600 | $682,665 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $300,000. | |||
| (Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1986-87 | $300,000 | $915,245 | |
| (Earned $175,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1987-88 | $250,000 | $735,786 | |
| Prior to the season, as a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for $250,000. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
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Career Total: US $2,507,800 (In today's dollars: US $10,648,519) NHL Rank: 2775 (In today's dollars: 1746) |
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