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Franchise value and ownership history

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

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1986-87 $26,000,000 $76,451,054
The franchise was worth near the bottom end of the US $26M and $30M bracket.
Source(s): Fortune
1991-92 $62,000,000 $146,725,898 3
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $76,000,000 $174,563,854 3
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $81,000,000 $180,716,461 5
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $108,000,000 $234,842,801 2
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $118,000,000 $249,582,622 4
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $147,000,000 $302,059,930 3
Source(s): Financial World
1997-98 $195,000,000 $391,530,650 1
The franchise was purchased by Cablevision Systems for $195M.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
1998-99 $195,000,000 $385,549,966 1
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $236,000,000 $456,614,239 1
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $263,000,000 $492,246,806 1
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $277,000,000 $504,190,998 1
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $263,000,000 $471,230,265 2
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $272,000,000 $476,547,075 1
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $282,000,000 $481,197,586 1
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $306,000,000 $489,229,624 2
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $366,000,000 $568,929,295 2
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $411,000,000 $615,259,173 2
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $416,000,000 $624,950,126 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2010-11 $461,000,000 $681,373,475 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $507,000,000 $726,443,051 2
(The franchise was worth $750M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $750,000,000 $1,052,855,090 2
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $855,000,000 $1,182,891,913 2
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $1,100,000,000 $1,497,550,055 2
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $1,200,000,000 $1,631,761,033 1
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $1,250,000,000 $1,678,575,893 1
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $1,500,000,000 $1,972,299,282 1
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $1,550,000,000 $1,989,426,944 1
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,650,000,000 $2,080,086,834 1
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,650,000,000 $2,054,849,304 1
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $2,000,000,000 $2,378,597,786 1
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 $2,200,000,000 $2,422,480,355 1
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.2B. It was $2.01B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $2,650,000,000 $2,803,068,592 2
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.75B. It was $2.45B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $3,500,000,000 $3,595,951,546 2
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $4B. It was $3.25B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
2025-26 $3,650,000,000 $3,650,000,000 2
Source(s): Sportico