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 | $43,457,676 | |
| The fee paid by Tom Cousins for the Atlanta Flames NHL franchise. | |||
| Source(s): Ottawa Citizen | |||
| 1980-81 | $16,000,000 | $58,808,397 | |
| 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 | |||
| 1991-92 | $55,000,000 | $122,325,428 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $52,000,000 | $112,249,145 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $50,000,000 | $104,838,710 | 16 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $50,000,000 | $102,179,193 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $54,000,000 | $107,340,858 | 22 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $72,000,000 | $139,042,397 | 19 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $78,000,000 | $144,937,120 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $78,000,000 | $141,830,952 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $82,000,000 | $144,238,095 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $92,000,000 | $157,377,308 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $94,000,000 | $158,286,636 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $97,000,000 | $159,715,699 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $116,000,000 | $186,024,989 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $135,000,000 | $202,844,883 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $164,000,000 | $239,585,222 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $203,000,000 | $285,595,448 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $200,000,000 | $282,371,586 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $208,000,000 | $288,925,984 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $220,000,000 | $296,247,888 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $245,000,000 | $323,230,541 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $420,000,000 | $546,093,750 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $451,000,000 | $577,037,678 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $435,000,000 | $555,908,784 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $410,000,000 | $517,432,607 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $430,000,000 | $531,360,150 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $450,000,000 | $542,809,924 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $500,000,000 | $592,388,328 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $480,000,000 | $561,792,890 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $680,000,000 | $760,044,280 | 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 | $884,795,012 | 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 | $1,100,000,000 | 19 |
| 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 | |||