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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Arizona Coyotes
  • Winnipeg Jets

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1972-73 $25,000 $181,074
Ben Hatskins and Saul Simken bought the original Winnipeg Jets WHA franchise for $25,000.
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success
1979-80 $0 $0
Prior to the season, as the WHA folded, paid $US 6M as entry rights to the NHL to join the league as the Winnipeg Jets.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: Slim and None
1991-92 $30,000,000 $66,722,961 21
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $35,000,000 $75,552,309 23
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $35,000,000 $73,387,097 25
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $35,000,000 $71,525,435 25
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $67,500,000 $134,176,073 17
In December 1995, the Winnipeg Jets were sold to a group in Phoenix for $US 67.5M. The team moved and became the Phoenix Coyotes for the 1996-87 season. (According to the books Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey and The Devil and Bobby Hull, the team was sold for $68M. The franchise was valued at $34M by Financial World.)
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League
1996-97 $43,000,000 $83,039,209 26
Source(s): Financial World
1997-98 $87,000,000 $164,168,328 4
Source(s): Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success
1998-99 $87,000,000 $161,660,634 22
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $89,000,000 $161,832,753 23
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $86,000,000 $151,274,100 24
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $79,000,000 $135,139,210 30
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $117,000,000 $197,016,344 24
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $120,000,000 $197,586,432 20
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $136,000,000 $218,098,263 18
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $143,000,000 $214,865,321 22
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $146,000,000 $213,289,283 28
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $142,000,000 $199,776,126 30
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $138,000,000 $194,836,394 29
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $134,000,000 $186,135,009 29
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $134,000,000 $180,441,896 30
Source(s): Forbes / Sports and Labor in the United States
2012-13 $134,000,000 $176,787,317 29
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $201,000,000 $261,344,866 25
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $225,000,000 $287,879,108 27
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $220,000,000 $281,149,270 29
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $240,000,000 $302,887,380 28
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $300,000,000 $370,716,384 31
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $290,000,000 $349,810,840 31
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $300,000,000 $355,432,997 31
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $285,000,000 $333,564,529 31
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $400,000,000 $447,084,871 32
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 $450,000,000 $465,681,585 32
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $465M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $500,000,000 $500,000,000 32
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.1B. It was $625M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes