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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 $145,467,643 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 $242,742,160 14
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $134,000,000 $229,223,471 19
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $134,000,000 $225,642,651 19
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $110,000,000 $181,120,896 25
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $106,000,000 $169,988,352 25
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $128,000,000 $192,327,000 29
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $149,000,000 $217,671,940 27
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $158,000,000 $222,286,112 27
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $143,000,000 $201,895,684 28
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $100,000,000 $138,906,723 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 $220,839,335 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 $263,861,666 20
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $340,000,000 $442,075,893 16
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $358,000,000 $458,047,647 19
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $350,000,000 $447,282,930 20
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $340,000,000 $429,090,455 21
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $375,000,000 $463,395,480 26
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $415,000,000 $500,591,374 27
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $420,000,000 $497,606,196 27
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $405,000,000 $474,012,751 27
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $575,000,000 $642,684,502 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 $672,651,179 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
2023-24 $780,000,000 $780,000,000 28
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25M. It was $925M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes