<P> A salary cap existed in the early days of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . During the Great Depression , for example , the league was under financial pressure to lower its salary cap to $62,500 per team , and $7,000 per player , forcing some teams to trade away well paid star players in order to fit the cap . </P>
<P> A salary cap existed in the early days of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . During the Great Depression , for example , the league was under financial pressure to lower its salary cap to $62,500 per team , and $7,000 per player , forcing some teams to trade away well paid star players in order to fit the cap . </P>
when was the salary cap introduced to the nhl
when was the salary cap introduced to the nhl
During the Great Depression
During the Great Depression