New Jersey Devils
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- New Jersey Devils
- Colorado Rockies
| 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 |
| 1980-81 | $7,400,000 | $28,940,905 | |
| On February 10, 1981, Peter Gilbert purchased the Colorado Rockies for $7.4M. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1981-82 | $8,700,000 | $30,840,409 | |
| On May 27, 1982, Peter Gilbert sold the Colorado Rockies to John McMullen for $8.7M. The franchise was immediately moved to New Jersey to become the Devils. McMullen also had to pay $10M in transfer fees (divided among all NHL teams) and $12.5M in indemnification to the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers for infringing on their territorial rights. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse / The New York Times | |||
| 1986-87 | $10,000,000 | $29,404,251 | |
| The franchise was worth between US $10M and $15M. | |||
| Source(s): Fortune | |||
| 1991-92 | $41,000,000 | $97,028,416 | 15 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $47,000,000 | $107,953,962 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $51,000,000 | $113,784,439 | 15 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $54,000,000 | $117,421,401 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $58,000,000 | $122,676,204 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $79,000,000 | $162,331,527 | 17 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $125,000,000 | $247,147,414 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $135,000,000 | $261,198,823 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $163,000,000 | $305,080,720 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $175,000,000 | $318,532,219 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $159,000,000 | $284,888,259 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $145,000,000 | $254,041,639 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $125,000,000 | $213,296,802 | 19 |
| Jeffrey Vanderbeek purchased the franchise for $125M. (The franchise was valued at $124M by Forbes.) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $148,000,000 | $236,620,864 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $195,000,000 | $303,118,067 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $222,000,000 | $332,329,772 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $223,000,000 | $335,009,322 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $218,000,000 | $322,211,318 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $181,000,000 | $259,341,602 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $205,000,000 | $287,780,391 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $320,000,000 | $442,719,780 | 19 |
| The franchise was purchased by David Blitzer and Josh Harris for $320M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes / CNBC | |||
| 2014-15 | $330,000,000 | $449,265,016 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $330,000,000 | $448,734,284 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $320,000,000 | $429,715,429 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $400,000,000 | $525,946,475 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $455,000,000 | $583,993,071 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $550,000,000 | $693,362,278 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $530,000,000 | $660,042,504 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $775,000,000 | $921,706,642 | 15 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $800M and $899M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $960,000,000 | $1,057,082,337 | 17 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1B. It was $825M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,450,000,000 | $1,533,754,513 | 11 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.16B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $2,100,000,000 | $2,157,570,928 | 11 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.75B. It was $1.7B according to Sportico and $2B according to CNBC. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2025-26 | $2,060,000,000 | $2,060,000,000 | 11 |
| Source(s): Sportico | |||