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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.
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