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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.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1924-25 $15,000 $265,391
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 $359,059
The franchise was valued at $18,030.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1932-33 $5,516 $122,403
The franchise was valued at $5,516.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1951-52 $299,200 $3,491,051
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 $78,026,790
The franchise was valued between $8M and $12M.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1972-73 $20,000,000 $144,858,919
Source(s): The Sporting News
1975-76 $10,000,000 $56,280,193
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
1991-92 $67,000,000 $149,014,612 2
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $79,000,000 $170,532,355 2
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $88,000,000 $184,516,129 2
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $106,000,000 $216,619,889 4
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $111,000,000 $220,645,098 5
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $130,000,000 $251,048,773 5
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $185,000,000 $343,761,119 3
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $197,000,000 $358,214,071 3
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $217,000,000 $381,703,252 4
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $230,000,000 $393,443,271 4
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $243,000,000 $409,187,792 6
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $223,000,000 $367,181,452 7
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $236,000,000 $378,464,634 7
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $235,000,000 $353,100,352 6
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $244,000,000 $356,456,063 7
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $263,000,000 $370,007,896 7
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $271,000,000 $382,613,499 6
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $302,000,000 $419,498,303 5
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $325,000,000 $437,638,926 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 $459,119,300 5
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $600,000,000 $780,133,929 6
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $750,000,000 $959,597,026 6
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $750,000,000 $958,463,421 5
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $800,000,000 $1,009,624,599 5
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $890,000,000 $1,099,791,939 5
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $925,000,000 $1,115,775,955 5
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,000,000,000 $1,184,776,656 5
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,000,000,000 $1,170,401,855 5
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $1,300,000,000 $1,453,025,830 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 $1,448,787,154 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 $1,900,000,000 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