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 | $46,241,033 | |
| The fee paid by Tom Cousins for the Atlanta Flames NHL franchise. | |||
| Source(s): Ottawa Citizen / Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1980-81 | $16,000,000 | $62,574,930 | |
| 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 / The Hockey News | |||
| 1986-87 | $31,000,000 | $91,153,179 | |
| The franchise was worth between US $31M and $35M. | |||
| Source(s): Fortune | |||
| 1991-92 | $55,000,000 | $130,160,070 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $52,000,000 | $119,438,426 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $50,000,000 | $111,553,371 | 16 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $50,000,000 | $108,723,519 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $54,000,000 | $114,215,776 | 22 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $72,000,000 | $147,947,721 | 19 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $78,000,000 | $154,219,987 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $78,000,000 | $150,914,876 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $82,000,000 | $153,476,190 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $92,000,000 | $167,456,938 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $94,000,000 | $168,424,505 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $97,000,000 | $169,945,097 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $116,000,000 | $197,939,432 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $135,000,000 | $215,836,599 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $164,000,000 | $254,930,067 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $203,000,000 | $303,887,134 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $200,000,000 | $300,456,791 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $208,000,000 | $307,430,982 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $220,000,000 | $315,221,837 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $245,000,000 | $343,932,663 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $420,000,000 | $581,069,712 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $451,000,000 | $613,995,523 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $435,000,000 | $591,513,374 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $410,000,000 | $550,572,893 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $430,000,000 | $565,392,461 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $450,000,000 | $577,575,564 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $500,000,000 | $630,329,344 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $480,000,000 | $597,774,343 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $680,000,000 | $808,723,247 | 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 | $941,463,956 | 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 | $1,163,537,906 | 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 | $1,650,000,000 | $1,695,234,300 | 19 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.6B. It was $1.58B according to Sportico and $1.7B according to CNBC. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2025-26 | $1,820,000,000 | $1,820,000,000 | 19 |
| Source(s): Sportico | |||