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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Winnipeg Jets
  • Atlanta Thrashers

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1999-00 $80,000,000 $140,569,096 24
Franchise fee to join the NHL paid by Atlanta Spirit..
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey
2000-01 $138,000,000 $234,567,944 14
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $134,000,000 $221,504,490 19
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $134,000,000 $218,044,252 19
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $110,000,000 $175,021,744 25
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $106,000,000 $164,264,083 25
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $128,000,000 $185,850,489 29
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $149,000,000 $210,341,950 27
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $158,000,000 $214,800,743 27
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $143,000,000 $195,096,952 28
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $100,000,000 $134,229,111 30
On May 31, 2011, True North Sports & Entertainment purchased the Atlanta Thrashers franchise for $110M plus a 60M relocation fee. The franchise was moved the Winnipeg and renamed the Jets. (The franchise was worth $35M according to Forbes and the book Sports Economics)
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $164,000,000 $213,402,685 24
(The franchise was worth $200M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $200,000,000 $254,976,262 20
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $340,000,000 $427,189,217 16
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $358,000,000 $442,623,131 19
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $350,000,000 $432,220,910 20
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $340,000,000 $414,641,057 21
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $375,000,000 $447,790,878 26
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $415,000,000 $483,734,220 27
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $420,000,000 $480,849,566 27
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $405,000,000 $458,050,618 27
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $575,000,000 $621,042,435 26
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 $650,000,000 $650,000,000 27
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $900M. It was $805M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes