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Eishockey · 1972

Bobby Hull

Winnipeg Jets signing bonus plus first-year salary nach NHL→WHA jump

Kanada · WHA-Jailbreak

Nominal vs Barwert

Peak-Jahr Summe
~$1,0 Mio. gesamt (berichtet $1 Mio. signing bonus plus first-year Jets salary)
Barwert
$7.5m (2024) · €7.0m

Lokale Anzeige: €7.0m · Auf 2024-USD umgerechnet (US-CPI-U)

Zusammensetzung

WHA Signing Bonus
75%
First-year Jets salary
25%

WHA Signing Bonus. Teil ~10 Jahre ~$2,75 Mio. Paket für NHLs biggest star.

First-year Jets salary. Annual salary on top — among highest in hockey.

Wirkung 88

  • Machte WHA instantly credible NHL rival
  • NHL owners compete financially first time
  • Signing bonus benchmark > many team payrolls

Hull million-dollar jump validated WHA, forced NHL bidding war — 1970er salary inflation traces to one bonus outside sports pages.

Hull NHL biggest star when WHA lured him 1972 with ~$1 Mio. bonus — dwarfed most NHL rosters. Move validated WHA overnight; owners who kept salaries low decades forced into open competition.

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