List of team payrolls in the NHL
Year Team payroll % change Median salary Top paid player ( s ) Highest salary
1999-2000 $ 32,600,000 4.15%
2000-01 $ 47,092,500 44.46% $ 1,025,000 Keith Tkachuk $ 8,300,000
2001-02 $ 57,405,000 21.90% $ 1,037,500 Chris Pronger $ 9,500,000
2002-03 $ 68,710,000 19.69% $ 1,077,500 Keith Tkachuk $ 11,000,000
2003-04 $ 61,675,000 -10.24% $ 837,500 Keith Tkachuk $ 10,000,000
2005-06 $ 28,480,800 -53.82% $ 596,600 Keith Tkachuk $ 7,600,000
2006-07 $ 33,679,600 18.25% $ 1,000,000 Jay McKee $ 4,000,000
2007-08 $ 39,047,833 15.94% $ 1,200,000 Paul Kariya $ 6,000,000
Western Conference -- Central Division
These are the salaries for the St. Louis Blues .
Here are several tables of National Hockey League team payrolls for each team in the NHL. For simplicity, players traded mid-season are considered to be on the payroll of the team acquiring that player.