Tampa Bay Lightning
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Tampa Bay Lightning
| Franchise Valuation and Ownership History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1992-93 | $50,000,000 | $104,297,320 | 1 |
| NHL franchise fee | |||
| Source(s): Book: A Season in Time | |||
| 1998-99 | $101,000,000 | $181,355,132 | 17 |
| According to the book American Sports Empire, Art Williams purchased the Tampa Bay Lightning and the arena, the Ice Palace, from Kokusai Green for 117M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $112,000,000 | $196,796,734 | 18 |
| William Davidson purchased the Tampa Bay Lightning and the arena, the Ice Palace, from Art Williams for $110M. Forbes valued the team at $112M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: American Sports Empire | |||
| 2000-01 | $107,000,000 | $181,875,145 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $120,000,000 | $198,362,230 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $124,000,000 | $201,772,293 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $136,000,000 | $216,390,520 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $150,000,000 | $232,449,174 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $172,000,000 | $249,736,594 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $200,000,000 | $282,338,188 | 12 |
| In February 2008, Oren Koules and Len Barrie purchased the team for $200M. (The franchise was valued at $198M by Forbes.) | |||
| Source(s): ESPN | |||
| 2008-09 | $200,000,000 | $271,899,675 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $110,000,000 | $150,074,578 | 30 |
| During the season, Jeff Vinik purchased the team from Oren Koules and Len Barrie for $110M. (Was valued at $191M by Forbes. According to ESPN in 2010, the team was sold for $170M) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News in 2021 | |||
| 2010-11 | $145,000,000 | $194,632,211 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $174,000,000 | $226,415,044 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $174,000,000 | $221,829,348 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $180,000,000 | $226,158,997 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $230,000,000 | $284,366,816 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $260,000,000 | $321,078,390 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $305,000,000 | $371,957,418 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $390,000,000 | $465,702,513 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $445,000,000 | $518,702,959 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $470,000,000 | $538,093,562 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $470,000,000 | $531,564,915 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $650,000,000 | $702,047,970 | 20 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $700M and $799M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | 14 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1B. It was $910M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||