Calgary Flames
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Calgary Flames
- Atlanta Flames
| 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 |
| 1972-73 | $6,000,000 | $45,107,604 | |
| The fee paid by Tom Cousins for the Atlanta Flames NHL franchise. | |||
| Source(s): Ottawa Citizen / Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1980-81 | $16,000,000 | $61,041,136 | |
| In June 1980, the team was for sales with two buyers with serious initial interest: Byron and Daryl Seaman offering $14M and Nelson Skalbania offering $16M. In May 1980, Nelson Skalbania bought the Atlanta Flames from Tom Cousins $16M and immediately moved the team to Calgary. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Fastest Game in the World / The Sporting News / Forbes / La Presse / CNBC | |||
| 1991-92 | $55,000,000 | $126,969,675 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $52,000,000 | $116,510,832 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $50,000,000 | $108,819,050 | 16 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $50,000,000 | $106,058,562 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $54,000,000 | $111,416,196 | 22 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $72,000,000 | $144,321,326 | 19 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $78,000,000 | $150,439,850 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $78,000,000 | $147,215,752 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $82,000,000 | $149,714,286 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $92,000,000 | $163,352,347 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $94,000,000 | $164,296,197 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $97,000,000 | $165,779,517 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $116,000,000 | $193,087,675 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $135,000,000 | $210,546,158 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $164,000,000 | $248,681,393 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $203,000,000 | $296,438,458 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $200,000,000 | $293,092,197 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $208,000,000 | $299,895,442 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $220,000,000 | $307,495,332 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $245,000,000 | $335,502,417 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $420,000,000 | $566,826,923 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $451,000,000 | $598,945,679 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $435,000,000 | $577,014,598 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $410,000,000 | $537,077,622 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $430,000,000 | $551,533,943 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $450,000,000 | $563,418,422 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $500,000,000 | $614,879,136 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $480,000,000 | $583,122,102 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $680,000,000 | $788,900,369 | 18 |
| 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 | $855,000,000 | $918,387,427 | 21 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1B. It was $870M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,100,000,000 | $1,135,018,051 | 20 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $1.14B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,700,000,000 | $1,700,000,000 | 18 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||