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 |
| 1926-27 | $12,000 | $198,441 | |
| Expansion fee paid to join the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Chicago Tribune | |||
| 1954-55 | $1,027,000 | $11,195,639 | |
| Arthur Wirtz purchased the franchise for $1M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1998-99 | $170,000,000 | $305,251,212 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $185,000,000 | $325,066,034 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $197,000,000 | $334,854,239 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $200,000,000 | $330,603,716 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $218,000,000 | $354,728,708 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $192,000,000 | $305,492,498 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $178,000,000 | $275,839,687 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $168,000,000 | $243,928,766 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $180,000,000 | $254,104,370 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $205,000,000 | $278,697,167 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $258,000,000 | $351,993,102 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $300,000,000 | $402,687,334 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $306,000,000 | $398,178,181 | 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 | $446,208,459 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $625,000,000 | $785,274,296 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $825,000,000 | $1,020,011,405 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $925,000,000 | $1,142,298,118 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $925,000,000 | $1,128,067,581 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,194,109,008 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $1,050,000,000 | $1,223,905,858 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,242,194,712 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,227,123,261 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,512,103,321 | 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 | $1,500,000,000 | 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 | |||