NHL Team Payrolls Since 1989-90

(In Millions of Dollars)

(Sources: Financial World, The Hockey News, NHLPA, USA Today, various newspapers)
 

Team 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
Anaheim - - - -

8.7

13.2

14.2

16.3

Atlanta - - - - - - - -
Boston

6.8

8.0

11.2

9.7

13.9

12.0

20.2

24.4

Buffalo

5.5

8.5

10.4

11.2

17.5

19.9

18.4

23.0

Calgary

6.8

6.5

8.2

8.8

12.7

14.3

16.0

17.8

Hartford

6.2

11.2

7.5

8.9

14.3

15.6

19.3

24.5

Chicago

7.1

7.2

11.0

11.4

13.6

18.2

21.2

21.7

Colorado/Quebec

8.2

7.1

9.5

8.1

9.2

14.0

20.6

24.3

Columbus - - - - - - - -
Dallas/Minnesota

5.3

7.9

10.7

10.1

14.0

16.2

19.1

26.7

Detroit

5.8

10.0

12.0

11.7

16.6

20.5

28.5

28.3

Edmonton

8.0

6.0

9.5

8.5

7.8

9.7

11.4

13.2

Florida - - - -

9.7

11.7

16.2

22.1

Los Angeles

9.5

10.5

14.4

14.1

17.8

24.3

26.5

23.1

Minnesota - - - - - - - -
Montreal

7.4

8.0

11.5

10.3

11.5

14.2

17.9

24.0

Nashville - - - - - - - -
New Jersey

5.5

6.0

10.8

9.6

13.1

18.6

21.0

25.0

NY Islanders

5.5

6.0

7.7

9.4

14.6

13.4

16.6

16.6

NY Rangers

7.8

11.0

14.2

14.8

19.4

23.0

31.8

38.5

Ottawa - - -

4.5

7.7

9.4

12.6

16.4

Philadelphia

6.8

7.6

8.4

11.8

14.1

14.2

20.2

26.6

Phoenix/Winnipeg

6.3

10.0

12.0

9.2

8.9

13.0

20.9

21.5

Pittsburgh

7.0

9.8

14.5

15.2

20.7

22.0

22.6

33.8

San Jose - -

6.2

6.9

9.1

14.6

16.8

24.5

St. Louis

5.8

10.0

9.7

10.6

15.9

23.1

24.9

32.7

Tampa Bay - - - 7.0 10.8 10.1 14.2 20.8
Toronto

6.3

5.5

8.2

9.2

9.4

16.5

21.8

23.4

Vancouver

5.6

4.7

6.9

8.8

10.5

18.3

25.4

27.7

Washington

5.7

7.3

9.2

10.3

15.2

14.9

15.7

25.9

League Average

6.7

8.1

10.2

10.0

12.9

16.0

19.9

23.9

Team 1997- 98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Anaheim

19.0

30.5

35.1

38.5

36.9

38.8

54.4

---
Atlanta - -

16.7

19.1

22.3

27.0

27.2

---
Boston

20.7

22.9

24.5

31.1

40.8

36.9

45.8

---
Buffalo

20.2

26.2

30.9

35.4

28.6

31.5

33.0

---
Calgary

17.5

20.8

21.6

28.5

28.3

33.6

35.2

---
Carolina

25.7

28.5

27.1

31.5

33.0

38.4

37.8

---
Chicago

25.6

36.0

32.4

31.8

37.6

44.4

31.6

---
Colorado

43.7

30.8

41.5

50.5

49.0

60.8

60.9

---
Columbus - - -

19.2

23.5

27.4

32.1

---
Dallas

32.1

39.9

42.3

49.7

57.3

61.8

67.6

---
Detroit

28.4

48.2

43.4

54.1

64.4

68.0

77.8

---
Edmonton

18.6

21.8

24.0

25.6

26.7

31.5

30.8

---
Florida

26.7

31.7

33.3

38.5

37.7

31.2

26.4

---
Los Angeles

22.1

30.6

34.6

35.8

41.9

48.0

46.1

---
Minnesota - - -

15.3

18.2

21.1

26.8

---
Montreal

27.9

31.1

33.8

30.3

37.2

48.6

42.7

---
Nashville -

13.6

16.6

19.6

22.0

23.3

23.2

---
New Jersey

29.6

27.7

31.3

35.7

40.1

51.2

48.1

---
NY Islanders

17.9

21.3

18.1

24.2

34.4

41.5

43.8

---
NY Rangers

44.2

39.9

59.4

55.5

57.3

69.2

77.0

---
Ottawa

19.8

21.1

21.7

27.3

27.0

28.5

39.6

---
Philadelphia

38.0

39.3

50.3

40.7

55.8

55.7

65.1

---
Phoenix

24.5

27.9

31.0

36.5

30.2

43.9

37.8

---
Pittsburgh

25.6

23.8

30.3

31.0

31.2

31.2

26.6

---
San Jose

29.0

35.5

37.6

35.8

44.3

45.1

34.8

---
St. Louis

32.1

31.3

32.6

35.8

57.7

61.8

61.2

---
Tampa Bay 21.5 28.4 19.0 18.3 27.0 28.9 33.5 ---
Toronto

24.1

34.0

34.0

42.4

48.7

54.9

61.8

---
Vancouver

30.9

28.1

34.0

28.2

28.5

35.3

38.7

---
Washington

31.4

31.1

28.3

34.5

53.1

50.4

51.1

---
League Average

26.6

29.2

31.7

33.3

37.5

42.2

44.0

 

Post Lockout
These are payrolls, not cap costs

Team 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Anaheim 32.0 40.5 50.8          
Atlanta 37.2 37.6 36.6          
Boston 36.7 43.7 49.5          
Buffalo 28.5 40.0 46.0          
Calgary 36.6 45.8 50.9          
Carolina 35.3 39.0 50.0          
Chicago 30.1 38.5 34.8          
Colorado 41.0 38.0 61.3          
Columbus 30.1 37.0 28.0          
Dallas 40.7 43.9 49.4          
Detroit 39.6 39.9 44.6          
Edmonton 38.5 42.3 46.9          
Florida 26.5 37.6 39.7          
Los Angeles 37.9 40.7 40.5          
Minnesota 25.2 39.5 46.2          
Montreal 33.0 43.6 42.3          
Nashville 31.7 43.0 30.2          
New Jersey 44.9 49.6 47.6          
NY Islanders 31.4 37.8 39.0          
NY Rangers 41.5 45.1 56.7          
Ottawa 36.9 43.6 50.0          
Philadelphia 42.6 43.7 57.0          
Phoenix 30.4 37.0 35.7          
Pittsburgh 23.1 26.3 41.4          
San Jose 31.0 43.9 41.5          
St. Louis 28.5 33.7 39.0          
Tampa Bay 39.2 41.9 39.0          
Toronto 36.8 43.3 46.4          
Vancouver 43.7 42.9 45.7          
Washington 18.9 29.7 44.3          
League Average 34.3 40.3 44.4          

 



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