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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Vancouver Canucks

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1954-55 $154,050 $1,849,174
Value in Canadian currency: $150,000. Coleman Hall sold 50% of the Vancouver Canucks franchise, in the Western Hockey League, to Pacific National Exhibition for C $75,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1957-58 $156,450 $1,795,081
Value in Canadian currency: $150,000. Coleman Hall sold the second 50% of the Vancouver Canucks franchise, in the Western Hockey League, to Pacific National Exhibition for C $75,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1961-62 $157,920 $1,702,831
Value in Canadian currency: $160,000. Fred Hume purchased the Vancouver Canucks franchise, in the Western Hockey League, from Pacific National Exhibition for C $160,000. (It was for $170,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.)
Source(s): The Hockey News
1965-66 $515,556 $5,273,364
Value in Canadian currency: $555,556. A group of 16 businessmen headed by Cyrus McLean bought 90% of the Vancouver Canucks, in the WHL, from Fred Hume for C $500,000 establishing the franchise value at C $555,556.
Source(s): The Hockey News
1970-71 $5,748,000 $47,722,318
Value in Canadian currency: $6,000,000. $6M franchise fee, in local currency, paid to the NHL.
Source(s): Podcast: 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: Power Plays / Inside Hockey 1970-71 / The Sporting News / La Presse
1974-75 $8,687,000 $56,779,966
Value in Canadian currency: $8,500,000. Prior to the season, Tom Scallen sold the team for $8.5M to a group led by Coleman E. Hall. (According to La Presse, it was for $12M.)
Source(s): The Sporting News
1986-87 $16,000,000 $47,046,802
The franchise was worth near the bottom end of the US $16M and $20M bracket.
Source(s): Fortune
1991-92 $45,000,000 $106,494,603 13
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $61,000,000 $140,110,462 8
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $69,000,000 $153,943,652 8
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $87,000,000 $189,178,923 7
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $91,000,000 $192,474,734 9
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $91,000,000 $186,989,480 13
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $100,000,000 $197,717,931 18
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $96,000,000 $185,741,386 21
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $100,000,000 $187,166,086 22
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $106,000,000 $192,939,515 25
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $110,000,000 $197,092,506 26
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $125,000,000 $219,001,413 19
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $148,000,000 $252,543,414 15
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $192,000,000 $306,967,608 10
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $212,500,000 $330,320,970 10
The Vancouver Canucks were sold for $212.5M. (The franchise was valued at 210M by Forbes.)
Source(s): Book: A Referee's Life - Ron Wicks
2008-09 $236,000,000 $353,287,506 8
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $239,000,000 $359,045,866 9
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $262,000,000 $387,244,795 8
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $300,000,000 $429,847,959 7
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $342,000,000 $480,101,921 7
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $700,000,000 $968,449,519 4
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $800,000,000 $1,089,127,313 5
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $745,000,000 $1,013,051,641 6
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $700,000,000 $940,002,500 7
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $730,000,000 $959,852,317 8
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $735,000,000 $943,373,422 9
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $740,000,000 $932,887,429 10
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $725,000,000 $902,888,331 10
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $825,000,000 $981,171,587 14
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $900M and $999M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $1,010,000,000 $1,112,138,709 13
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.2B. It was $1B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $1,325,000,000 $1,401,534,296 12
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.2B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,950,000,000 $2,003,458,719 13
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.75B. It was $1.61B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
2025-26 $1,870,000,000 $1,870,000,000 18
Source(s): Sportico