Calgary Cowboys
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Calgary Cowboys
- Vancouver Blazers
- Philadelphia Blazers
| 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 |
| 1971-72 | $25,000 | $199,000 | |
| On November 1, 1971, Bernard Brown and James Cooper bought the original Miami WHA franchise for $25,000. In June 1972, before a game was played, the franchise was transferred to Philadelphia as the Blazers. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Rebel League | |||
| 1972-73 | $0 | $0 | |
| On November 18, 1972, James Cooper sold his shares to Bernard Brown, who became the sole owner, for $125,000 | |||
| Source(s): Book: Professional Hockey in Philadelphia: A History | |||
| 1973-74 | $1,900,000 | $13,792,117 | |
| During the summer prior to the season, Jim Pattison purchased the Philadelphia Blazers franchise from Bernard Brown for US $1.9M and moved it to Vancouver as the Blazers. (It was for $1.6M according to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / The Hockey News | |||
| 1974-75 | $0 | $0 | |
| On May 7, 1975, the franchise was transferred to Calgary and renamed the Cowboys. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1976-77 | $0 | $0 | |
| On May 31, 1976-77, the franchise folded. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||