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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.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1972-73 $6,000,000 $41,994,261
The fee paid by Tom Cousins for the Atlanta Flames NHL franchise.
Source(s): Ottawa Citizen
1980-81 $16,000,000 $56,828,055
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
1998-99 $78,000,000 $140,056,438 26
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $78,000,000 $137,054,869 26
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $82,000,000 $139,380,952 26
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $92,000,000 $152,077,709 28
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $94,000,000 $152,956,415 27
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $97,000,000 $154,337,356 28
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $116,000,000 $179,760,695 22
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $135,000,000 $196,014,187 26
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $164,000,000 $231,517,315 19
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $203,000,000 $275,978,170 15
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $200,000,000 $272,862,869 16
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $208,000,000 $279,196,551 13
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $220,000,000 $286,271,895 13
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $245,000,000 $312,345,921 12
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $420,000,000 $527,704,327 11
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $451,000,000 $557,606,235 13
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $435,000,000 $537,188,845 15
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $410,000,000 $500,008,333 16
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $430,000,000 $513,466,873 19
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $450,000,000 $524,531,082 20
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $500,000,000 $572,439,959 20
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $480,000,000 $542,874,807 20
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $680,000,000 $734,450,185 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 $855,000,000 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