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It’s no secret that business is booming for the NHL but the numbers are looking a bit better than expected.
Chris Botta of Sports Business Journal reports the league’s national revenue hit $3.7 billion. Botta adds that the new Canadian television deal that kicks in next season will likely bring those totals over $4 billion next near.
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With that kind of haul and how it’s linked to the league’s salary cap, the original conservative estimate of just under $70 million is likely wrong and James Mirtle of The Globe And Mail points out the cap will likely be around $70.6 million for next season, which is closer to an estimate that was made in December.
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