{
  "id": 10686403,
  "title": "Is This the Year the NHL’s $10 Million Ice Ceiling Falls?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/is-this-the-year-the-nhls-10-million-ice-ceiling-falls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T11:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/hockey/2026/nhl-salary-cap-oilers-avalanche-panthers-hurricane-1234945986/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A record 29 NHL players will have a cap hit of more than $10 million this season, up from 17 last year, according to Spotrac. Those eight-figure earners on the ice are spread across 18 of the league’s 32 teams, meaning one of the most interesting streaks in sports is in jeopardy of being broken. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}