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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Columbus Blue Jackets

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
2000-01 $80,000,000 $149,732,869 27
Franchise fee of $80M paid by John H. McConnell to join the NHL.
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Forbes / CNBC
2001-02 $145,000,000 $263,926,696 16
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $150,000,000 $268,762,508 14
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $144,000,000 $252,289,628 15
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $139,000,000 $237,186,044 17
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $139,000,000 $222,231,758 25
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $151,000,000 $234,722,195 24
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $157,000,000 $235,026,010 28
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $165,000,000 $247,876,853 24
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $153,000,000 $226,139,136 25
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $152,000,000 $217,789,633 28
(The franchise was worth $145M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $145,000,000 $203,551,984 28
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $175,000,000 $242,112,380 30
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $200,000,000 $272,281,828 29
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $226,000,000 $307,314,995 27
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $245,000,000 $329,000,875 27
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $315,000,000 $414,182,849 29
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $320,000,000 $410,720,401 29
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $325,000,000 $409,714,073 30
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $310,000,000 $386,062,597 29
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $475,000,000 $564,916,974 30
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $650M and $699M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $620,000,000 $682,699,009 29
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $600M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $765,000,000 $809,187,726 31
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.1B. It was $880M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,000,000,000 $1,027,414,727 32
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.4B. It was $1.06B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
2025-26 $1,300,000,000 $1,300,000,000 32
Source(s): Sportico