NHL salary cap expected to rise to between $78M and $82M next season
MANALAPAN, Fla. — One day after the NHL took a big step towards an expansion franchise in Seattle, commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s existing 31 teams will be allowed to spend more next season.
A lot more, in fact.
Bettman told reporters at the conclusion of the league’s board of governors meeting Friday that the projected salary cap for 2018-19 will be somewhere between US$78 million and $82 million, up from the current $75 million.
“The league has never been healthier,” Bettman said in a ballroom at the swanky Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. “The game has never been healthier. Our franchises have never been healthier. Our fan base has never been better.”