NHL Trivia Quiz – Year 2 Quiz 57

Year 2 Quiz 57

Yesterday was Canada Day and a friend suggested that we all enjoy the day and have a cold one. That got me thinking about beer - I have three little stories where beer is the centre of attention. I'll share the moral of this story first - Times Have Changed. Story 1. Way back in the late 1970's, my college hockey team, the mighty Princeton Tigers, was hosting Dartmouth in an early season game. The night before the game, Dartmouth arrived in town and they were staying a few miles away on Route 1. One of my hometown buddies and best friends was on Dartmouth, and some around 7pm I picked him up in the Lightning Rod truck (more on that another day) and showed him around the Princeton campus, and then we went for a beer around 8pm at Andy's Tavern (more on that another day too). My coach, Coach Higgins, was there also having a beer with a buddy of his. We said hi to each other, I introduced Mark to coach, and we carried on. The next day I started my first home game. Seriously. Story 2. Every other year we played a weekend set in update New York against Clarkson and St. Lawrence. My sophomore year we lost both (not unusual), but that didn't stop Coach from buying us two, oh all right, make it three, cases of beer for the seven hour late February bus ride home. And when the washroom on the bus stopped working, it didn't stop Coach from asking the bus driver to pull over somewhere near Binghamton NY and passers-by were treated to twenty of Princeton's finest lined up beside the highway. Story 3. Princeton's Baker Rink is one of the oldest rinks in the US - it turned 100 in 2023 and is still going strong. It doesn't hold many people, but the 1500 seats are filled pretty consistently. When I started at Princeton, the drinking age was 18 and fans/students could just bring beers into the rink. One friend tried to bring a keg, but that apparently crossed the line. But cans of beer? Why not - it’s just beer. So Yes, Times Have Changed. For better or for worse? You tell me.

Question 1. Multiple choice. In US$, what is the NHL salary cap for each team in the upcoming 2025-26 season?

$78.5 million / $88 million / $95.5 million / $104.5 million

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Answer. The NHL salary cap for the 2025-26 season is set at $95.5 million. This represents a pretty significant increase from the $88 million cap for the 2024-25 season.