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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
1997-98 $195,000,000 $355,572,514 1
According to Forbes, the franchise was purchased by Cablevision Systems for $195M.
Source(s): Forbes
1998-99 $195,000,000 $350,141,096 1
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $236,000,000 $414,678,833 1
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $263,000,000 $447,038,908 1
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $277,000,000 $457,886,147 1
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $263,000,000 $427,952,524 2
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $272,000,000 $432,781,039 1
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $282,000,000 $437,004,447 1
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $306,000,000 $444,298,824 2
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $366,000,000 $516,678,885 2
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $411,000,000 $558,753,832 2
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $416,000,000 $567,554,768 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2010-11 $461,000,000 $618,796,203 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $507,000,000 $659,726,594 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 $956,160,983 2
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $855,000,000 $1,074,255,237 2
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $1,100,000,000 $1,360,015,207 2
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $1,200,000,000 $1,481,900,262 1
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $1,250,000,000 $1,524,415,649 1
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $1,500,000,000 $1,791,163,512 1
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $1,550,000,000 $1,806,718,171 1
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,650,000,000 $1,889,051,866 1
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,650,000,000 $1,866,132,148 1
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $2,000,000,000 $2,160,147,601 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 $2,200,000,000 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