The good news for Bruins’ fans is that the NHL salary cap will be going up next year.

The bad news? Most of the cost of that cap increase will be passed on to the consumer.

The club sent out its season ticket renewal information on Wednesday, outlining price increases that represent a blended 4% bump across the board.

Loge tickets for season ticket holders that ran between $142 and $215 per game for this season will now be between $147 and $228 next season. Balcony seating that cost between $68 and $152 will now be between $71 and $169 per game.

The club has added an additional price tier for 2025-26. The season ticket holders who are paying $215 (loge) and $152 (balcony) this year are not going up to the high end price. Those ticket holders would go to $221 (loge) and $159 (balcony) next season.

If you think that’s expensive, season ticket holders will continue to receive a 40% discount compared to the expected single game box office prices, according to the club release.

The 4% average increase almost, but not quite, covers the cost of the cap increase coming next season. The cap will be going up from $83.5 million to $88 million next year, an increase of just under 5.5%. Since the salary cap was introduced after the 2004-05 lockout, the Bruins have usually spent up to or close to the cap.

Price increases are a tough sell at any time of the year. But when the team has lost four straight, just blew a three-goal lead to the Toronto Maple Leafs and are trending toward finishing out the playoffs? Well, grumbling is understandable.