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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Calgary Hitmen

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1995-96 $619,650 $1,310,626 27
Value in Canadian currency: $850,000. A group of 16 minority partners (including Theoren Fleury and Joe Sakic) joined founding partner Graham James in investing $C 650,000 for franchise plus $C 200,000 start-up costs over 2 years.
Source(s): Book: Playing with Fire
1997-98 $866,400 $1,739,601 6
Value in Canadian currency: $1,200,000. In June 1997, the group of partners sold the team to the Calgary Flames for $C 1.2M.
Source(s): Book: Playing with Fire