kuklaskorner.com - 6/25/2009
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via Larry Brooks of the NY Post ,
The NHL players union has voted to trigger the 5-percent escalator on the 2009-10 salary cap, The Post has learned.
This means that the 2009-10 cap will remain within a couple of hundred thousand dollars of last season’s figure of $56.7 million.
blogs.nypost.com - 6/25/2009
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By LARRY BROOKS MONTREAL -- The NHL players
union has voted to trigger the 5-percent escalator on...
the 2009-10 salary cap, The Post has learned. This means that the 2009-10 cap will remain within a couple of hundred thousand dollars...
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Brooks: NHLPA chose to exercise 5% inflator, so salary cap should remain at or around $56.7 million
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Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner spotted this report from the New York Post's Larry Brooks: June 25, New York Post : The NHL players union has voted to trigger the 5-percent escalator on the 2009-10 salary cap, The Post has learned. This means that the 2009-10 cap will remain within a couple of hundred thousand dollars of last season's figure of $56.7 million. NHL revenues decreased by approximately 5 percent in 2008-09, with the decline owed primarily to the dip in Canadian currency. The vote of the 30 player reps was close, The Post was told. Those voting against the ...
NHL players vote for salary inflator, keeping salary cap close to 2008-9 level
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... Larry Brooks at the New York Post reports from Montreal:
The NHL players union has voted to trigger the 5-percent escalator on the 2009-10 salary cap, The Post has learned.
This means that the 2009-10 cap will remain within a couple of hundred thousand dollars of last season's figure of $56.7 million.
Hat tip to Kukla's Korner! ...
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