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What's the average NHL salary?

By Jamie Fitzpatrick, About.com

Question: What's the average NHL salary?
Answer: For the 2007-08 season, the average NHL salary was just over $1.9 million, a record high.

Historical comparisons:

2005-06 average NHL salary: $1.46 million.

2003-04: $1.83 million.

1997-98: $1.17 million.

1994-95: $572,000.

1990-91: $271,000.

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