Winnipeg Jets
Description
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. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1999-00 | $80,000,000 | $154,784,488 | 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 | $258,289,199 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $134,000,000 | $243,904,670 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $134,000,000 | $240,094,507 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $110,000,000 | $192,721,244 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $106,000,000 | $180,875,688 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $128,000,000 | $204,645,072 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $149,000,000 | $231,613,292 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $158,000,000 | $236,522,991 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $143,000,000 | $214,826,606 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $100,000,000 | $147,803,357 | 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 / CNBC | |||
| 2011-12 | $164,000,000 | $234,983,551 | 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 | $280,761,357 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $340,000,000 | $470,389,766 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $358,000,000 | $487,384,472 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $350,000,000 | $475,930,301 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $340,000,000 | $456,572,643 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $375,000,000 | $493,074,820 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $415,000,000 | $532,653,021 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $420,000,000 | $529,476,649 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $405,000,000 | $504,372,102 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $575,000,000 | $683,846,863 | 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 | $715,732,832 | 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 | $825,054,152 | 29 |
| 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 | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,050,000,000 | $1,078,785,464 | 31 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.3B. It was $1.02B according to Sportico and $1.1B according to CNBC. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2025-26 | $1,330,000,000 | $1,330,000,000 | 31 |
| Source(s): Sportico | |||