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The NHL’s salary cap will rise to US$73 million for the 2016-17 season, the league and NHLPA announced Tuesday via official release.
The upper limit for the 2015-16 season was US$71.4 million.
NHL Salary Cap by Season:
2013-14 $64.3 M
2014-15 $69.0 M
2015-16 $71.4 M
2016-17 $73.0 M— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 22, 2016
The $1.6-million uptick is due to the NHLPA’s vote to use its 5 per cent escalator clause.
The 5% growth factor made the cap jump $3.57M. In real dollars, it went up by $1.6M — so it would have dropped ~$2M without growth factor.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 22, 2016
The cap floor for next season will be US$54 million, setting the adjusted midpoint at US$63.5 million.
