What Is Destination Fear Chelsea Laden Net Worth?

Chelsea Laden has a net worth of $500k. Chelsea is a former ice-hockey athlete and current TV personality.

During her teenage years, Laden played ice hockey for Lakeville South High School in Minnesota. A two-time team captain, she earned all-state MVP honors four times. She then played NCAA Division I women's ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats.

Laden served as the starting goaltender in her junior and senior seasons of the women's hockey program. As a freshman, the former athlete was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week in November 2011. 

She amassed her first career collegiate shutout in an impressive 3-0 win over Syracuse in January 2012. In October 2013, Chelsea was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month and became a three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team selection.

Although she decided to end her career as an ice hockey player after graduating from Quinnipiac, she was able to sign her first professional contract when Dani Rylan founded PHF (then NWHL) that summer. Her contract was worth $14,000 in the Connecticut Whale.

At the time, each NWHL team had a $270,000 cap on spending on their 18 players, and the league's minimum salary was $10,000 over the season. On a per-game basis, each NWHL athlete would make at least $555.55.

After retiring from ice hockey, Laden started her television career. She gained significant attention by starring in the Travel Channel's Destination Fear. She appeared in Sports Paws in 2015 and Trail to Terror in 2016.

Chelsea entered the world of sports as a teenager in 2011. She continued her career as an athlete until 2016 and opted to pursue a television career.

The multitalented personality has amassed success in both sports and television careers. Laden's exposure to different platforms has helped her collect an impressive fortune. Below are some ways the former athlete makes money.

Television creator

Not to mention Laden is a well-known American television creator. She has appeared in many television shows since she started her journey in 2015. Most popularly, her appearance in Destination Fear is appreciated.

She began starring in the paranormal reality television series in 2019 alongside her brother, Dakota Laden, and two friends. The series follows the team of self-proclaimed 'paranormal explorers' as they visit reportedly haunted hotspots across the US.

The Laden sibling and Tanner Wiseman had previously created a similarly themed documentary, Trail to Terror, in 2016. On October 29, 2016, the documentary was played in Theatres at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Laden's other television appearances include The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019), Darkness Radio Minnesota - Paranormal Talk Radio (2020), Shock Docs: This is Halloween (2020), Comic-Con: Wonder Women -Superstars of Paranormal (2021).

Retired ice hockey player

Laden retired as an ice hockey player in 2016. The same year in February, she was part of the first-ever trade in PHF history and was traded in exchange for Shenae Lundberg to the New York Riveters.

During her ice hockey career, she initially played in Connecticut Whale and later the New York Riveters of the PHF. Her career saw her become ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week, three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team selection, and ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month.

In late October 2015, Laden made her PHF debut after signing her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale. She backstopped four third-period penalty kills in a win over the Buffalo Beauts. It marked the first away win in Whale franchise history.

Following a severe finger injury, Laden had to miss several months of the season. In February 2016, she was traded to the New York Riveters. However, she decided to end her ice hockey career the same year.