Columbus Blue Jackets
Description
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. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 2000-01 | $80,000,000 | $146,062,718 | 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 | $257,457,503 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $150,000,000 | $262,174,783 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $144,000,000 | $246,105,675 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $139,000,000 | $231,372,300 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $139,000,000 | $216,784,563 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $151,000,000 | $228,968,843 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $157,000,000 | $229,265,211 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $165,000,000 | $241,801,063 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $153,000,000 | $220,596,166 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $152,000,000 | $212,451,320 | 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 | $198,562,655 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $175,000,000 | $236,177,885 | 30 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $200,000,000 | $265,607,840 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $226,000,000 | $299,782,297 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $245,000,000 | $320,936,628 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $315,000,000 | $404,030,679 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $320,000,000 | $400,653,100 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $325,000,000 | $399,671,439 | 30 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $310,000,000 | $376,599,691 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $475,000,000 | $551,070,111 | 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 | $665,965,152 | 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 | $789,353,462 | 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 | $1,000,000,000 | 32 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||