Chicago Blackhawks
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Chicago Blackhawks
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 |
1925-26 | $12,000 | $215,097 | |
In May 1926, Huntington Hardwick paid an expansion fee of $12,000 to join the NHL. | |||
Source(s): Chicago Tribune / La Presse | |||
1926-27 | $120,000 | $2,131,525 | |
Less than a month after buying an expansion team, on June 1, 1926, XYZ sold the franchise to a group of 100 locals, led by Frederic McLaughlin, for $US 120,000. | |||
Source(s): Book: Net Worth | |||
1954-55 | $1,027,000 | $12,025,654 | |
Arthur Wirtz purchased the franchise for $1M. | |||
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC | |||
1991-92 | $61,000,000 | $140,820,912 | 5 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1992-93 | $67,000,000 | $150,119,726 | 6 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1993-94 | $80,000,000 | $174,110,480 | 6 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1994-95 | $102,000,000 | $216,359,466 | 5 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1995-96 | $122,000,000 | $251,718,073 | 3 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1996-97 | $151,000,000 | $302,673,892 | 2 |
Source(s): Financial World | |||
1998-99 | $170,000,000 | $327,881,725 | 5 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
1999-00 | $185,000,000 | $349,165,566 | 6 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2000-01 | $197,000,000 | $359,679,443 | 7 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2001-02 | $200,000,000 | $355,113,797 | 8 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2002-03 | $218,000,000 | $381,027,352 | 8 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2003-04 | $192,000,000 | $328,140,900 | 8 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2004-05 | $178,000,000 | $296,289,708 | 10 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2006-07 | $168,000,000 | $262,012,997 | 12 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2007-08 | $180,000,000 | $272,942,992 | 17 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2008-09 | $205,000,000 | $299,359,034 | 14 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2009-10 | $258,000,000 | $378,088,934 | 7 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2010-11 | $300,000,000 | $432,541,502 | 7 |
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
2011-12 | $306,000,000 | $427,698,053 | 6 |
(The franchise was worth $350M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.) | |||
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2012-13 | $350,000,000 | $479,289,168 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2013-14 | $625,000,000 | $843,492,445 | 5 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2014-15 | $825,000,000 | $1,095,632,339 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2015-16 | $925,000,000 | $1,226,985,065 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2016-17 | $925,000,000 | $1,211,699,513 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2017-18 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,282,637,076 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2018-19 | $1,050,000,000 | $1,314,642,985 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2019-20 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,334,287,726 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2020-21 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,318,098,918 | 4 |
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2021-22 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,624,206,642 | 4 |
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $1.5B and $2B. | |||
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2022-23 | $1,500,000,000 | $1,611,206,013 | 4 |
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 1.8B. It was 1.44B according to Sportico. | |||
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2023-24 | $1,875,000,000 | $1,934,689,859 | 6 |
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 2.25B. It was 1.84B according to Sportico. | |||
Source(s): Forbes | |||
2024-25 | $2,600,000,000 | $2,600,000,000 | 7 |
Source(s): CNBC |