Eli5: why are NHL athletes paid so much less than the other leagues?
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It’s not “so” much less. The NFL and MLB average player salaries are within an order of magnitude of NHL. The NBA average player salary is 2x-3x more than NFL/MLB/NHL.
And the main reason for that is basically the ratio of revenue to number of players. NBA revenue doesn’t have to be as high as MLB or NFL because NBA has fewer players. NHL has about as many players as MLB, so NHL has lower athlete pay than MLB because MLB has more revenue.
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