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 | $112,029,647 | 15 |
| NHL franchise fee | |||
| Source(s): Book: A Season in Time | |||
| 1993-94 | $39,000,000 | $84,878,859 | 24 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $55,000,000 | $116,664,418 | 17 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $48,000,000 | $99,036,619 | 23 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $64,000,000 | $128,285,623 | 22 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $101,000,000 | $194,800,319 | 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 | $211,386,721 | 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 | $195,358,885 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $120,000,000 | $213,068,278 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $124,000,000 | $216,731,154 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $136,000,000 | $232,433,138 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $150,000,000 | $249,682,338 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $172,000,000 | $268,251,401 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $200,000,000 | $303,269,991 | 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 | $292,057,594 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $110,000,000 | $161,200,708 | 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 and 2024, the team was sold for $170M. According to Sportico in 2024, it was sold for $93M.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News in 2021 | |||
| 2010-11 | $145,000,000 | $209,061,726 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $174,000,000 | $243,200,854 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $174,000,000 | $238,275,186 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $180,000,000 | $242,925,824 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $230,000,000 | $305,449,016 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $260,000,000 | $344,882,288 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $305,000,000 | $399,533,353 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $390,000,000 | $500,228,460 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $445,000,000 | $557,158,218 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $470,000,000 | $577,986,388 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $470,000,000 | $570,973,725 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $650,000,000 | $754,095,941 | 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 | $1,074,137,342 | 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 | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,250,000,000 | $1,289,793,239 | 13 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.25B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,800,000,000 | $1,800,000,000 | 15 |
| On October 1, 2024, the NHL approved the purchase of just over 50% of the franchise, from Jeff Vinik, by a group of investors led by Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz at a team valuation of $1.8M. | |||
| Source(s): Sportico / CNBC | |||