NHL salary cap - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_salary_capThe previous collective bargaining agreement had expired on September 15, 2004. The negotiations for the 2005–12 NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement revolved primarily around players' salaries. The league contended that its clubs spent about 75% of revenues on salaries, a percentage far higher than existed in other North American sports. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman demanded "cost certainty" and presented the NHLPA with several concepts that the Pl…