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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
1926-27 $12,000 $205,356
In May 1926, Huntington Hardwick paid an expansion fee of $12,000 to join the NHL. Less than a month later, on June 1, 1926, he sold the franchise to Frederic McLaughlin.
Source(s): Chicago Tribune / La Presse
1954-55 $1,027,000 $11,585,784
Arthur Wirtz purchased the franchise for $1M.
Source(s): Forbes
1991-92 $61,000,000 $135,670,020 5
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $67,000,000 $144,628,706 6
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $80,000,000 $167,741,935 6
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $102,000,000 $208,445,554 5
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $122,000,000 $242,510,828 2
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $151,000,000 $291,602,805 2
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $170,000,000 $315,888,596 5
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $185,000,000 $336,393,925 6
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $197,000,000 $346,523,229 7
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $200,000,000 $342,124,583 8
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $218,000,000 $367,090,282 8
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $192,000,000 $316,138,291 8
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $178,000,000 $285,452,139 10
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $168,000,000 $252,429,188 12
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $180,000,000 $262,959,390 18
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $205,000,000 $288,409,196 14
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $258,000,000 $364,259,346 7
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $300,000,000 $416,720,169 7
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $306,000,000 $412,053,881 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 $461,757,916 4
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $625,000,000 $812,639,509 5
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $825,000,000 $1,055,556,729 4
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $925,000,000 $1,182,104,886 4
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $925,000,000 $1,167,378,443 4
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $1,000,000,000 $1,235,721,279 4
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $1,050,000,000 $1,266,556,489 4
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,085,000,000 $1,285,482,672 4
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,085,000,000 $1,269,886,012 4
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $1,400,000,000 $1,564,797,048 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 $1,552,271,951 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 $1,875,000,000 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