The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue Nationale de hockey—LNH, French pronunciation: is a North American professional ice hockey league comprised of 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
It is regarded as the world’s top professional ice hockey league as well as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
The Stanley Cup, North America’s oldest professional sports trophy, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.
After the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the English Premier League, the NHL is the world’s fifth-richest professional sports league in terms of revenue (EPL
Who Are The Highest Paid Coaches In The NHL?
Mike Babcock’s new eight-year, $50 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs puts him in NFL territory.
Here are the salaries of hockey’s ten highest-paid coaches in comparison to their NHL counterparts.
Mike Babcock ($8 million) — Pete Carroll ($8 million+) — Todd McLellan ($3 million) — Sean Payton ($8 million)…
Bill Belichick ($7.5M+) — Joel Quenneville ($2.75M) …
Claude Julien ($2.5 million) — Andy Reid ($7.5 million)…
Darryl Sutter ($2.25 million) — John Harbaugh ($7 million)…
Tom Coughlin ($7M) — Michel Therrien ($2M).
