Cape Breton Eagles

Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season	Value (US$)	In today's US$	Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank
1981-82	$166,800	$591,285
Value in Canadian currency: $200,000. On May 29, 1981, the Quebec Junior Major Hockey League purchased the Sorel Eperviers franchise for $200,000 and sold it to a group that started the Granby Bisons for $125,000 cash, a $35,000 payment a year later and $40,000 coming from the dispersal draft where each other team from the league bought an unprotected Eperviers player for $5,000 each.
Source(s): La Presse
1989-90	$253,500	$659,055	3
Value in Canadian currency: $300,000. On April 26, 1990, Yves Proulx and three other shareholders of the Granby Bisons, in the QMJHL, purchased the franchise from the 20 other shareholders for C $300,000.
Source(s): The Hockey News / HockeyZonePlus