Vancouver Canucks
Description
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. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1954-55 | $154,050 | $1,803,848 | |
| 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 | $1,751,082 | |
| 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 | $1,661,092 | |
| 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 | $5,144,107 | |
| 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 | $46,552,581 | |
| 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 | $55,388,213 | |
| 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 | $103,884,279 | 13 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $61,000,000 | $136,676,169 | 8 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $69,000,000 | $150,170,289 | 8 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $87,000,000 | $184,541,897 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $91,000,000 | $187,756,923 | 9 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $91,000,000 | $182,406,120 | 13 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $100,000,000 | $192,871,603 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $96,000,000 | $181,188,618 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $100,000,000 | $182,578,397 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $106,000,000 | $188,210,312 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $110,000,000 | $192,261,508 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $125,000,000 | $213,633,399 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $148,000,000 | $246,353,240 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $192,000,000 | $299,443,425 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $212,500,000 | $322,224,366 | 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 | $344,627,961 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $239,000,000 | $350,245,176 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $262,000,000 | $377,752,912 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $300,000,000 | $419,311,816 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $342,000,000 | $468,333,987 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $700,000,000 | $944,711,538 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $800,000,000 | $1,062,431,359 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $745,000,000 | $988,220,403 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $700,000,000 | $916,961,793 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $730,000,000 | $936,325,065 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $735,000,000 | $920,250,090 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $740,000,000 | $910,021,122 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $725,000,000 | $880,757,342 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $825,000,000 | $957,121,771 | 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 | $1,084,878,715 | 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 | $1,367,180,834 | 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 | $1,950,000,000 | 12 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||