Los Angeles Kings
Description
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. |
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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 |