The NHL salary cap is an agreement between the league and the franchises which limits the sum a team can spend on player salaries in order to maintain the competitive nature of the league. The salary cap for the 2024 NHL season was set at 88 million U.S. dollars, the highest figure yet.
Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024
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Salary cap in million U.S. dollars
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Sportico. (June 30, 2024). Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/
Sportico. "Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/
Sportico. (2024). Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/
Sportico. "Size of The Salary Cap of The National Hockey League (Nhl) from 2012 to 2024 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/
Sportico, Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Size of the salary cap of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sportico, June 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1479027/nhl-salary-cap/