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Hockey Fortune: $1,143,340

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Mike Palmateer’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,143,340 (US $4,081,092 in today's dollars), ranking #3547 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: 13-Jan-54
Country of birth: Canada
Position: G
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Mike Palmateer
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1977-78 $61,100 $316,942
Amount in Canadian currency: $65,000 .
Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $75,000 according to the Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): The Gazette
1978-79 $52,620 $253,621
Amount in Canadian currency: $60,000 .
(Earned $75,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News
1979-80 $59,780 $258,953
Amount in Canadian currency: $70,000 .
Into the option year of his contract, was rumored to want a five-year contract at a salary of $200,000-plus. (Earned $75,000 according to another edition of La Presse, $80,000 according to another edition of The Sporting News and $85,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse / The Hockey News
1980-81 $200,000 $763,014
During the summer prior to the season, was traded from Toronto to Washington and then signed a three-year plus one-year option contract with the Washington Capitals for $200,000 per season.
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour / The Hockey News
1981-82 $200,000 $691,597
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour / The Hockey News
1982-83 $200,000 $651,606
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour / The Hockey News
1983-84 $200,000 $631,325
Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hour / The Hockey News
1984-85 $169,840 $514,032
Amount in Canadian currency: $220,000 .
Was paid by the Toronto Maple Leafs to stay away and not play a game. Retired after the season.
Source(s): Superstar Hockey Yearbook 1985-86 / La Presse
Career Total: US $1,143,340
(In today's dollars: US $4,081,092 )

NHL Rank: 3547
(In today's dollars: 2599)