The minimum salary for players in the NHL amounted to 750 thousand U.S. dollars in the 2023/24 season. The minimum salary for the league is agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which is a basic contract between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association.
Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026
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Average player salary in thousand U.S. dollars
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NHL. (June 13, 2024). Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/
NHL. "Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/
NHL. (2024). Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/
NHL. "Minimum Annual Player Salary in The National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/
NHL, Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Minimum annual player salary in the National Hockey League from 2012 to 2026 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], NHL, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009565/minimum-nhl-salary/