Hockey leagues where the salary cap didn’t just limit spending but completely redistributed elite talent
In the National Hockey League, the introduction of a hard salary cap in the 2005–2006 season, set initially at 39 million USD and later rising above 80 million USD, fundamentally changed how teams build rosters across an 82-game regular season. Before the cap, top markets could outspend others by 2–3 times, stacking multiple elite players … Read more