Boston Bruins
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Boston Bruins
| 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 |
| 1924-25 | $15,000 | $282,389 | |
| On November 1, 1924, Charles Adams purchased a NHL franchise for $15,000, and named them the Boston Bruins, the first team based in the US. | |||
| Source(s): Book: 100 Years, 100 Moments / The Hockey Research Journal | |||
| 1931-32 | $18,030 | $382,056 | |
| The franchise was valued at $18,030. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1932-33 | $5,516 | $130,242 | |
| The franchise was valued at $5,516. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1951-52 | $299,200 | $3,714,644 | |
| In October 1951, the Boston Garden Arena Corporation purchased 60% of the franchise for $179,520, establishing the value of the franchise at $299,200. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1970-71 | $10,000,000 | $83,024,214 | |
| The franchise was valued between $8M and $12M. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1972-73 | $20,000,000 | $154,136,777 | |
| (The franchise was worth $28M according to an article in The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1975-76 | $10,000,000 | $59,884,801 | |
| During the summer of 1975, Sports Systems Corporation (owned by the brothers Max, Jeremy and Lawrence Jacobs) acquired the Boston Bruins and the Boston Garden for $10M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Forbes / CNBC | |||
| 1986-87 | $10,000,000 | $29,404,251 | |
| The franchise was worth between US $10M and $15M. | |||
| Source(s): Fortune | |||
| 1991-92 | $67,000,000 | $158,558,631 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $79,000,000 | $181,454,532 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $88,000,000 | $196,333,933 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $106,000,000 | $230,493,860 | 4 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $111,000,000 | $234,776,874 | 6 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $130,000,000 | $267,127,829 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $185,000,000 | $365,778,173 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $197,000,000 | $381,156,802 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $217,000,000 | $406,150,407 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $230,000,000 | $418,642,345 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $243,000,000 | $435,395,264 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $223,000,000 | $390,698,521 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $236,000,000 | $402,704,363 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $235,000,000 | $375,715,561 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $244,000,000 | $379,286,197 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $263,000,000 | $393,705,992 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $271,000,000 | $407,118,952 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $302,000,000 | $446,366,138 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $325,000,000 | $465,668,623 | 5 |
| (The franchise was worth $348M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $348,000,000 | $488,524,762 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $600,000,000 | $830,099,588 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $750,000,000 | $1,021,056,856 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $750,000,000 | $1,019,850,646 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $800,000,000 | $1,074,288,571 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $890,000,000 | $1,170,230,907 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $925,000,000 | $1,187,238,660 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,260,658,687 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,245,363,215 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,300,000,000 | $1,546,088,561 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $1.5B and $2B. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,541,578,408 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 1.8B. It was 1.41B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,900,000,000 | $2,009,747,292 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 2.25B. It was 1.78B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $2,700,000,000 | $2,774,019,764 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, and CNBC the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.75B. It was $2.4B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2025-26 | $3,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000 | 4 |
| Source(s): Sportico | |||