NHL salary cap set at $69 million

The NHL salary cap has been set at $69 million for the 2014-15 season, the league announced on Friday. That number is up from $64.3 million this past season.

The NHL salary cap has been set at $69 million for the 2014-15 season, the league announced on Friday.

That number is up from $64.3 million this past season. The salary floor will be $51 million, which 14 teams are currently below, according to CapGeek.com.

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Sources say the upper limit has been set at $69M.

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