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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Los Angeles Kings

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1967-68 $2,000,000 $17,547,962
Franchise fee to join the NHL: $US 2M.
Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Book: The Lively World of Hockey / Inside Hockey 1969-70 / Book: The California Golden Seals / Podcast: 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: Changing the Game
1979-80 $8,000,000 $32,262,331
Prior to the season, Jerry Buss purchased the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, the Forum and a ranch from Jack Kent Cooke for an estimated $67.5M (including $8M for the Kings).
Source(s): Book: 99 Stories About the Game / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey
1995-96 $113,000,000 $217,056,700 2
Majestic/Anshutz Ventures (Philip Anschutz and Edward Roski Jr.) bought the team for $113M.
Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Forbes
1998-99 $104,000,000 $186,741,918 16
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $109,000,000 $191,525,393 19
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $160,000,000 $271,962,834 11
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $189,000,000 $312,420,512 9
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $205,000,000 $333,575,161 9
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $183,000,000 $291,172,538 9
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $199,000,000 $308,382,571 8
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $205,000,000 $297,651,173 9
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $210,000,000 $296,455,098 11
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $210,000,000 $285,494,659 12
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $208,000,000 $283,777,384 13
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $215,000,000 $288,592,589 12
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $232,000,000 $301,886,725 11
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $276,000,000 $351,867,242 10
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $450,000,000 $565,397,493 10
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $580,000,000 $717,098,927 8
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $580,000,000 $716,251,793 9
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $600,000,000 $731,719,512 9
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $750,000,000 $895,581,756 6
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $810,000,000 $944,155,948 6
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $850,000,000 $973,147,931 6
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $825,000,000 $933,066,074 6
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $1,025,000,000 $1,107,075,646 8
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $1B and $1.49B.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $1,300,000,000 $1,300,000,000 6
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.39B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes