In conjunction with Commissioner Gary Bettman's announcementthat the NHL Board of Governors had rejected the NHLPA's mostrecent proposal, the NHL released a detailed statement comparingthe league and the union proposals and outlining the league'sfinancial condition: PERCENT INCREASE/DECREASE FROM 1989-90 TO 1993-94 (The '93-94 numbers are based on preliminary estimates) | 89-90 | 90-91 | 91-92 | 92-93 | 93-94 | +/- |
| AVG TICKET PRICE | $18.60 | $20.73 | $22.86 | $26.17 | $29.05 | +56% |
| REVENUES | 398M | 449M | 498M | 604M | 717M | +80% |
| AVG PLAYER SALARY | 232K | 253K | 369K | 463K | 558K | +140% |
| PLAYER COSTS | 166M | 200M | 272M | 358M | 440M | +165% |
| PROFIT/LOSS | 50.3M | 44.1M | -13.6M | -30M | -37.6M | -175% |
| NO. OF TEAMS | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | |
COMPARISON OF TAX CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER NHL AND NHLPA PROPOSALS (Figures in thousands of dollars) | NHLPA | NHL | NHLPA |
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| NHLPA | NHL | NHLPA |
| 22-Sep | 5-Oct | 10-Oct | 22-Sep | 5-Oct | 10-Oct |
| 1 | NYR | $2,406 | $3,335 | $2,119 | 10 | BOS | $1,803 | $578 | $983 |
| 2 | DET | 2,346 | 3,398 | 2,088 | 11 | MON | 1,681 | 480 | 917 |
| 3 | PIT | 2,290 | 2,844 | 2,034 | 12 | NJ | 1,552 | 413 | 847 |
| 4 | LA | 2,237 | 2,030 | 1,969 | 13 | SJ | 1,800 | 656 | 765 |
| 5 | CHI | 2,193 | 722 | 1,513 | 14 | ANA | 1,699 | 650 | 742 |
| 6 | STL | 2,039 | 1,688 | 1,475 | 15 | VAN | 1,489 | 479 | 590 |
| 7 | PHI | 1,981 | 607 | 1,397 | 16 | QUE | 1,343 | 339 | 470 |
| 8 | TOR | 1,740 | 485 | 1,265 | 17 | NYI | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DAL | 1,952 | 632 | 1,065 | | | | | |
