NHL Hockey

The NHL's revenue will surpass initial projections by $300-million, the players association told agents at a meeting yesterday.

The National Hockey League Players' Association's executive director, Ted Saskin, met with 115 agents during a nine-hour gathering and provided good news to the player representatives. The final numbers won't be tallied until the end of June, but league-wide revenue will likely exceed $2.1-billion, easily topping the $1.8-billion estimated for this season in the new collective labour agreement.

The larger revenue figure also means this year's $39-million salary cap will go up for next season, likely to between $43-million and $45-million.