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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
1970-71 $5,748,000 $44,849,799
Value in Canadian currency: $6,000,000. $6M franchise fee, in local currency, 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 $53,362,245
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
1991-92 $45,000,000 $100,084,441 13
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $61,000,000 $131,676,881 8
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $69,000,000 $144,677,419 8
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $87,000,000 $177,791,796 7
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $91,000,000 $180,889,224 9
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $91,000,000 $175,734,141 13
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $100,000,000 $185,816,821 18
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $96,000,000 $174,561,172 21
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $100,000,000 $175,900,116 22
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $106,000,000 $181,326,029 25
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $110,000,000 $185,229,042 26
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $125,000,000 $205,819,200 19
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $148,000,000 $237,342,228 15
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $192,000,000 $288,490,501 10
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $212,500,000 $310,438,169 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 $332,022,294 8
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $239,000,000 $337,434,045 9
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $262,000,000 $363,935,614 8
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $300,000,000 $403,974,393 7
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $342,000,000 $451,203,450 7
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $700,000,000 $910,156,250 4
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $800,000,000 $1,023,570,161 5
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $745,000,000 $952,073,665 6
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $700,000,000 $883,421,524 7
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $730,000,000 $902,076,534 8
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $735,000,000 $886,589,542 9
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $740,000,000 $876,734,726 10
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $725,000,000 $848,541,345 10
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $825,000,000 $922,112,546 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 $1,045,196,447 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 $1,325,000,000 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