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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • New York Islanders

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 $11,000,000 $82,697,274
On November 1971, Roy Boe was awarded a NHL franchise for a $6M franchise fee and a $5M indemnity to the New York Rangers to place an expansion team in New York.
Source(s): American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success / The Sporting News / Book: Net Worth
1991-92 $53,000,000 $122,352,596 10
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $55,000,000 $123,232,611 10
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $53,000,000 $115,348,193 13
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $53,000,000 $112,422,075 19
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $60,000,000 $123,795,774 19
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $165,000,000 $330,736,372 1
John Spanos purchased the team from John Pickett for $165M but Spano was eventually forced to relinquish the team to Pickett having misrepresented his net worth. (The franchise was valued at $74M by Financial World.)
Source(s): Book: We Want Fishsticks
1997-98 $195,000,000 $381,933,715 1
Steven Gluckstern purchased the team from John Pickett for $195M. According to the book American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success, the franchise was values at $111M.
Source(s): Book: We Want Fishsticks
1998-99 $111,000,000 $214,087,479 12
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $187,500,000 $353,884,020 5
In 2000, Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar purchased the franchise from Howard Milstein and Steven Gluckstern for $187.5M. (It was valued at $142M by Forbes.)
Source(s): Forbes / The New York Times
2000-01 $139,000,000 $253,783,972 13
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $156,000,000 $276,988,762 12
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $156,000,000 $272,661,775 13
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $151,000,000 $258,069,145 12
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $160,000,000 $266,327,827 12
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $140,000,000 $218,344,164 24
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $150,000,000 $227,452,493 26
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $154,000,000 $224,884,347 29
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $149,000,000 $218,353,687 27
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $151,000,000 $217,712,556 26
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $149,000,000 $208,258,202 29
(The franchise was worth $155M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $155,000,000 $212,256,631 27
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $195,000,000 $263,169,643 26
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $300,000,000 $398,411,760 22
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $325,000,000 $431,102,861 22
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $385,000,000 $504,328,986 18
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $395,000,000 $506,641,645 22
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $440,000,000 $550,898,013 22
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $520,000,000 $639,474,302 19
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $520,000,000 $631,715,611 16
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $950,000,000 $1,102,140,221 10
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $800M and $899M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $1,020,000,000 $1,095,620,089 12
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1B. It was $920M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $1,550,000,000 $1,599,343,617 10
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.75B. It was $1.13B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,770,000,000 $1,770,000,000 16
Source(s): CNBC