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*The article states in the title that refs make a lot of money and then spends the entire article proving that they don't. Still interesting to read how refs def make a living, but their salaries used to be comparable to the player's salaries in the late 60's. Now they make a small fraction of even the minimum player salary.
"This contract belonged to the late Vern Buffey, who went on to author a well-received book called “Black & White & Never Right” in 1983. He also once had Boom-Boom Geoffrion throw both his gloves and his stick at him in a 1963 game, which we believe would have clicked well on YouTube. What did Buffey make back in 1968, as compared to today?
As you can see, his regular season game salary was $220; adjusted for inflation, that’s $1,692.50 per game today. His Stanley Cup Playoff salary was $500 per game; again, adjusted for inflation – a dollar in 1968 had the same buying power as $6.77 today – that was the equivalent of $3,385 in 2013.
More...His base salary was $12,500 for the 74-game season. So his annual salary was $84,625, adjusted for inflation, without (we assume) the postseason bonuses and such."
*The article states in the title that refs make a lot of money and then spends the entire article proving that they don't. Still interesting to read how refs def make a living, but their salaries used to be comparable to the player's salaries in the late 60's. Now they make a small fraction of even the minimum player salary.
"This contract belonged to the late Vern Buffey, who went on to author a well-received book called “Black & White & Never Right” in 1983. He also once had Boom-Boom Geoffrion throw both his gloves and his stick at him in a 1963 game, which we believe would have clicked well on YouTube. What did Buffey make back in 1968, as compared to today?
As you can see, his regular season game salary was $220; adjusted for inflation, that’s $1,692.50 per game today. His Stanley Cup Playoff salary was $500 per game; again, adjusted for inflation – a dollar in 1968 had the same buying power as $6.77 today – that was the equivalent of $3,385 in 2013.
