How much does the nhl salary cap increase after every season?

Question

How much does the nhl salary cap increase after every season?

Answer 1

It's tied tot he league revenue directly, so it's a fixed percentage of how much money the league receives in a year through TV contracts, gate receipts, and so on. It's in US dollars, so recently it's been pretty closely tied to the rise of the Canadian dollar.

So the answer is that it's not a fixed percentage. It goes up proportionally to the change in league revenue. So if the revenue goes down, the cap goes down too.

Answer 2

It depends on various factors - some of which would be the television revenue and gate receipts, but also some factors which are known only to Gary Bettmann. Judging by the past few years, I'd guess it averages in the range of 10-15%.

Answer 3

There is no gaurantee of increase, it could actually even decrease because it is set at 54% of league revenues so if the NHL had a poor season of revenues, it could go down. In future years, the players are guaranteed 54 percent of "hockey-related" revenues, with the salary cap adjusted each year to meet that figure. The players' share increases if revenues rise. They get 55 percent when NHL revenues hit $2.2 billion, 56 percent at $2.4 billion, and 57 percent at $2.7 billion.  

Answer 4

there is no definate amount or percentage the NHL comes up with a number based on a varity of factors. revenue, revenue sharing, profit stuff like that.