Seattle Kraken
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Seattle Kraken
| 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 |
| 2019-20 | $650,000,000 | $799,342,877 | 12 |
| An ownership group represented by David Bonderman and Jerry Bruckheimer paid a $650M expansion fee to join the NHL as the Seattle Kraken. The team started playing in 2021-22. | |||
| Source(s): CNBC | |||
| 2021-22 | $875,000,000 | $1,015,129,151 | 13 |
| 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 | $1,050,000,000 | $1,127,844,209 | 10 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1B. It was $890M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,225,000,000 | $1,263,997,374 | 14 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.12B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,600,000,000 | $1,600,000,000 | 20 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||