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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 $135,981,417 27
Franchise fee paid by John H. McConnell to join the NHL.
Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Forbes
2001-02 $145,000,000 $239,687,694 16
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $150,000,000 $244,079,386 14
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $144,000,000 $229,119,374 15
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $139,000,000 $215,402,901 17
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $139,000,000 $201,822,015 25
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $151,000,000 $213,165,332 24
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $157,000,000 $213,441,245 28
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $165,000,000 $225,111,867 24
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $153,000,000 $205,370,540 25
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $152,000,000 $197,787,855 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 $184,857,790 28
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $175,000,000 $219,876,803 30
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $200,000,000 $247,275,492 29
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $226,000,000 $279,091,216 27
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $245,000,000 $298,785,467 27
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $315,000,000 $376,144,337 29
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $320,000,000 $372,999,881 29
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $325,000,000 $372,085,974 29
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $310,000,000 $350,606,646 29
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $475,000,000 $513,035,055 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 $620,000,000 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