The average team payroll of National Hockey League teams increased by almost ** percentage points in the 2023/24 season over the previous one. In the 2023/24 season, NHL teams spent an average of ***** million U.S. dollars on player salaries.
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Forbes. (April 4, 2025). National Hockey League average team payroll from 2005/06 to 2023/24 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/471419/nhl-average-player-expenses-per-team/
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Forbes. (2025). National Hockey League average team payroll from 2005/06 to 2023/24 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/471419/nhl-average-player-expenses-per-team/
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National Hockey League average team payroll from 2005/06 to 2023/24 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, April 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/471419/nhl-average-player-expenses-per-team/