NHL Team Payrolls since 1989-90

Tuesday, July 01, 2008-2:14:pm
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(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