Dallas Stars
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Dallas Stars
- Minnesota North Stars
| 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 | $18,848,921 | |
| Franchise fee to join the NHL as the Minnesota North Stars: $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 | |||
| 1989-90 | $40,000,000 | $101,443,898 | 1 |
| Norm Green bought the Minnesota North Stars from Howard Baldwin and Morris Belzberg for $40M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success | |||
| 1991-92 | $34,000,000 | $78,490,344 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $42,000,000 | $94,104,903 | 22 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $46,000,000 | $100,113,526 | 21 |
| The franchise was worth $82M according to Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens. | |||
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $50,000,000 | $106,058,562 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $84,000,000 | $173,314,083 | 11 |
| In December 1995, Thomas Hicks bought the Dallas Stars from Norman Green for $84M. (The franchise was valued at $53M by Financial World.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Forbes | |||
| 1996-97 | $63,000,000 | $126,281,160 | 23 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $118,000,000 | $227,588,492 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $149,000,000 | $281,219,834 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $182,000,000 | $332,292,683 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $207,000,000 | $367,542,780 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $254,000,000 | $443,949,300 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $270,000,000 | $461,448,141 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $259,000,000 | $431,118,170 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $248,000,000 | $386,781,090 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $253,000,000 | $383,636,539 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $273,000,000 | $398,658,616 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $246,000,000 | $360,503,403 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $227,000,000 | $327,289,737 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $240,000,000 | $335,449,453 | 10 |
| In November 2011, Tom Gaglardi purchased the team out of bankruptcy at an auction for $240M. (According to Forbes, the franchise was worth $230M.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News - Money & Power 2021 / CNBC | |||
| 2012-13 | $240,000,000 | $328,655,429 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $333,000,000 | $449,412,775 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $420,000,000 | $557,776,464 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $450,000,000 | $596,911,653 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $500,000,000 | $654,972,709 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $515,000,000 | $660,558,094 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $525,000,000 | $657,321,493 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $600,000,000 | $737,854,964 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $575,000,000 | $698,531,685 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $720,000,000 | $835,306,273 | 16 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $900M and $999M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $925,000,000 | $993,577,041 | 18 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.1B. It was $915M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,080,000,000 | $1,114,381,359 | 21 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $1.11B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,900,000,000 | $1,900,000,000 | 13 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||