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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Colorado Avalanche
  • Quebec Nordiques

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1971-72 $25,000 $180,724
Gary Davidson bought the original WHA franchise for $25,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1972-73 $215,000 $1,504,794
Marius Fortier, Jean-Marc Bruneau, John Dacres, Jean-Claude Mathieu and other investors bought the WHA franchise that Gary Davidson had originally purchased for $25,000 for $215,000 and it became the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / La Presse
1976-77 $2,535,000 $13,038,034
Value in Canadian currency: $2,500,000. Carling-O'Keefe bought 93% of the shares of the Quebec Nordiques for $C 2.5M, buying the remaining 7% three years later.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques
1979-80 $0 $0
Prior to the season, as the WHA folded, paid $US 6M as entry rights to the NHL to join the league as the Quebec Nordiques.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: Slim and None
1987-88 $13,572,000 $34,963,249
Value in Canadian currency: $18,000,000. A group headed by Marcel Aubut purchased the Quebec Nordiques from Carling O'Keefe Brewery for $18M.
Source(s): Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success
1995-96 $75,000,000 $144,064,182 5
In May 1995, Marcel Aubut sold the Quebec Nordiques from the group he led to Comsat Communications for $75M. The team was immediately moved the team to Denver and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1998-99 $138,000,000 $247,792,160 8
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $160,000,000 $281,138,192 9
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $202,000,000 $343,353,078 6
Was valued by Forbes at $198M. In July 2000, the franchise was purchased by Stan Kroenke for $202M according to Forbes.
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $243,000,000 $401,683,515 3
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $250,000,000 $406,798,977 5
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $229,000,000 $364,363,449 6
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $246,000,000 $381,216,645 6
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $219,000,000 $317,978,570 8
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $214,000,000 $302,101,862 9
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $231,000,000 $314,044,124 9
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $205,000,000 $279,684,441 15
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $198,000,000 $265,773,640 15
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $198,000,000 $257,644,705 18
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $210,000,000 $267,725,075 18
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $335,000,000 $420,907,023 17
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $360,000,000 $445,095,886 18
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $360,000,000 $444,570,078 19
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $360,000,000 $439,031,707 19
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $385,000,000 $459,731,968 24
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $430,000,000 $501,218,589 24
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $475,000,000 $543,817,961 22
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $465,000,000 $525,909,969 22
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $630,000,000 $680,446,494 22
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 $860,000,000 $860,000,000 20
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $900M. It was $875M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes