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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 $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