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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 $187,021
Gary Davidson bought the original WHA franchise for $25,000.
Source(s): La Presse
1972-73 $215,000 $1,557,233
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 $13,492,383
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
1986-87 $21,600,000 $59,690,174
Value in Canadian currency: $30,000,000. In La Presse, Marce Aubut (who headed a group that purchased the franchise the following year) evaluated the Quebec Nordiques franchise at C $22M.
Source(s): Fortune
1987-88 $13,572,000 $36,181,648
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
1991-92 $45,000,000 $100,084,441 13
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $48,000,000 $103,614,595 16
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $43,000,000 $90,161,290 23
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $49,000,000 $100,135,609 22
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $75,000,000 $149,084,526 14
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. (The franchise was valued at $47M by Financial World.)
Source(s): Book: Les Stastny / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens
1996-97 $81,000,000 $156,422,697 16
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $138,000,000 $256,427,213 8
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $160,000,000 $290,935,286 9
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $202,000,000 $355,318,235 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 $415,681,369 3
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $250,000,000 $420,975,095 5
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $229,000,000 $377,060,774 6
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $246,000,000 $394,501,271 6
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $219,000,000 $329,059,477 8
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $214,000,000 $312,629,497 9
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $231,000,000 $324,987,924 9
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $205,000,000 $289,430,875 15
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $198,000,000 $275,035,311 15
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $198,000,000 $266,623,099 18
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $210,000,000 $277,054,750 18
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $335,000,000 $435,574,777 17
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $360,000,000 $460,606,573 18
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $360,000,000 $460,062,442 19
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $360,000,000 $454,331,070 19
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $385,000,000 $475,752,693 24
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $430,000,000 $518,685,038 24
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $475,000,000 $562,768,912 22
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $465,000,000 $544,236,862 22
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $630,000,000 $704,158,672 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 $889,969,252 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
2023-24 $1,150,000,000 $1,150,000,000 17
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $1.17B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes