NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
The NHL salary cap will be $79.5 million with a salary floor of $58.8 million for the 2018-19 season the league announced on Thursday.
The @NHLPA and the @NHL announced that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2018-19 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provides for a Lower Limit of $58.8 million, an Adjusted Midpoint of $69.15 million and an Upper Limit of $79.5 million.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 21, 2018
The $4.5 million increase is the largest jump since the 2013-14 season when the salary cap changed from $64.3 million to $69 million.
Per @CapFriendly, current projected 2018-19 cap space for Canadian teams
Oilers: $11.2 M
Flames: $17.0 M
Habs: $18.6 M
Senators: $20.3 M
Leafs: $24.7 M
Jets: $25.1 M
Canucks: $26.7 M— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 21, 2018
Per @CapFriendly, current projected 2018-19 cap space for Canadian teams
Oilers: $11.2 M
Flames: $17.0 M
Habs: $18.6 M
Senators: $20.3 M
Leafs: $24.7 M
Jets: $25.1 M
Canucks: $26.7 M— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 21, 2018
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