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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Toronto St. Pats

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1926-27 $160,000 $2,645,876
Value in Canadian currency: $160,000. A group headed by Conn Smythe bought 80% of the Toronto St.Pats, of the National Hockey League, from E.W. Bickle for $C 160,000, and renamed them the Maple Leafs. (It was for $150,000 according to the book The Lives of Conn Smythe)
Source(s): Maclean's / Book: The Lively World of Hockey / Book: Deceptions and Doublecross / Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club / Book: Shoots and Scores / The Hockey Research Journal
1961-62 $3,290,000 $32,217,561
Value in Canadian currency: $3,333,333. Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard and John Bassett purchased 60% of the team for $2,000,000.
Source(s): The Sporting News
1974-75 $35,770,000 $212,327,702
Value in Canadian currency: $35,000,000. Value of the team based on estimate of owner Harold Ballard.
Source(s): La Presse
1984-85 $13,896,000 $39,154,401
Value in Canadian currency: $18,000,000. According to the book, the franchise was worth upwards of $18M.
Source(s): Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club
1990-91 $95,000,000 $212,815,705 1
In November 1990, Molson purchased 20% of the shares of the Toronto Maple Leafs for $19M, which were resold a few years later.
Source(s): Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1996-97 $168,000,000 $313,507,172 1
Larry Tanenbaum purchased 12.5% of Maple Leafs Gardens Ltd for $21M (Total valuation of $168M.)
Source(s): The Hockey News - Money & Power 2021
1998-99 $119,000,000 $213,675,848 10
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $151,000,000 $265,324,169 10
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $203,000,000 $345,052,846 5
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $216,000,000 $357,052,013 6
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $241,000,000 $392,154,214 7
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $263,000,000 $418,461,078 3
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $280,000,000 $433,905,125 2
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $332,000,000 $482,049,705 1
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $410,000,000 $578,793,286 1
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $448,000,000 $609,055,272 1
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $470,000,000 $641,227,743 1
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2010-11 $505,000,000 $677,857,012 1
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $521,000,000 $677,943,896 1
(The franchise was worth $1B according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $1,000,000,000 $1,274,881,310 1
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $1,150,000,000 $1,444,904,705 1
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $1,300,000,000 $1,607,290,699 1
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $1,150,000,000 $1,420,154,417 3
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $1,100,000,000 $1,341,485,771 3
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $1,400,000,000 $1,671,752,611 2
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $1,450,000,000 $1,690,155,709 2
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,500,000,000 $1,717,319,878 2
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,500,000,000 $1,696,483,771 2
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $1,800,000,000 $1,944,132,841 2
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $1.5B and $2B.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $2,000,000,000 $2,000,000,000 2
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.1B. It was $2.12B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes