Nashville Predators
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Nashville Predators
| Franchise Valuation and Ownership History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1998-99 | $80,000,000 | $148,653,457 | 24 |
| Franchise fee to the NHL paid by Craig Leipold. | |||
| Source(s): NPR / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1999-00 | $130,000,000 | $236,384,920 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $129,000,000 | $226,911,150 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $131,000,000 | $224,091,602 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $132,000,000 | $222,274,850 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $101,000,000 | $166,301,913 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $111,000,000 | $178,006,671 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $134,000,000 | $201,342,328 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $193,000,000 | $281,950,902 | 16 |
| Craig Leipold sold the team to Predators Holdings, LLC for $193M. (The franchise was valued at $144M by Forbes.) | |||
| Source(s): CBC News / Book: A Referee's Life - Ron Wicks | |||
| 2008-09 | $164,000,000 | $230,727,357 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $156,000,000 | $220,249,837 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $148,000,000 | $205,581,950 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $163,000,000 | $219,492,754 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $167,000,000 | $220,324,491 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $205,000,000 | $266,545,759 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $250,000,000 | $319,865,675 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $255,000,000 | $325,877,563 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $270,000,000 | $340,748,302 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $380,000,000 | $469,574,086 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $425,000,000 | $512,653,817 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $460,000,000 | $544,997,262 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $435,000,000 | $509,124,807 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $600,000,000 | $670,627,306 | 25 |
| 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 | $810,000,000 | $838,226,853 | 23 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $775M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $975,000,000 | $975,000,000 | 24 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.1B. It was $990M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||