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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Nashville Predators

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1998-99 $80,000,000 $158,174,345 24
Franchise fee to the NHL paid by Craig Leipold.
Source(s): NPR / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey
1999-00 $130,000,000 $251,524,793 15
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $129,000,000 $241,444,251 18
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $131,000,000 $238,444,118 20
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $132,000,000 $236,511,007 20
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $101,000,000 $176,953,142 27
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $111,000,000 $189,407,560 24
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $134,000,000 $214,237,809 27
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $175,000,000 $272,029,034 18
Craig Leipold sold the team to Predators Holdings, LLC for $175M. (It was sold for $193M according to CBC News / Book: A Referee's Life - Ron Wicks / It was for $174M according to CNBC / The franchise was valued at $144M by Forbes.)
Source(s): Sportico
2008-09 $164,000,000 $245,504,877 23
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $156,000,000 $234,356,297 26
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $148,000,000 $218,748,968 27
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $163,000,000 $233,550,725 25
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $167,000,000 $234,435,733 25
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $205,000,000 $283,617,359 24
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $250,000,000 $340,352,285 24
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $255,000,000 $346,749,219 26
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $270,000,000 $362,572,393 26
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $380,000,000 $499,649,151 25
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $425,000,000 $545,488,033 25
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $460,000,000 $579,902,996 25
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $435,000,000 $541,732,998 25
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $600,000,000 $713,579,336 25
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $650M and $699M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $810,000,000 $891,913,222 23
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $775M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $975,000,000 $1,031,317,690 25
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.1B. It was $990M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,500,000,000 $1,541,122,091 22
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.4B. It was $1.32B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
2025-26 $1,600,000,000 $1,600,000,000 24
Source(s): Sportico