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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Arizona Coyotes
  • Winnipeg Jets

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1972-73 $25,000 $174,976
Ben Hatskins and Saul Simken bought the original Winnipeg Jets WHA franchise for $25,000.
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success
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 Winnipeg Jets.
Source(s): Book: Les Nordiques / Book: Slim and None
1991-92 $30,000,000 $64,476,100 21
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $35,000,000 $73,008,124 23
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $35,000,000 $70,915,824 25
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $35,000,000 $69,116,853 25
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $67,500,000 $129,657,763 17
In December 1995, the Winnipeg Jets were sold to a group in Phoenix for $US 67.5M. The team moved and became the Phoenix Coyotes for the 1996-87 season. (According to the books Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey and The Devil and Bobby Hull, the team was sold for $68M. The franchise was valued at $34M by Financial World.)
Source(s): Book: The Rebel League
1996-97 $43,000,000 $80,242,907 26
Source(s): Financial World
1997-98 $87,000,000 $158,640,045 4
Source(s): Book: American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success
1998-99 $87,000,000 $156,216,797 22
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $89,000,000 $156,383,119 23
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $86,000,000 $146,180,023 24
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $79,000,000 $130,588,468 30
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $117,000,000 $190,381,921 24
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $120,000,000 $190,932,811 20
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $136,000,000 $210,753,918 18
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $143,000,000 $207,629,843 22
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $146,000,000 $206,106,878 28
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $142,000,000 $193,048,769 30
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $138,000,000 $188,275,380 29
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $134,000,000 $179,867,009 29
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $134,000,000 $174,365,609 30
Source(s): Forbes / Sports and Labor in the United States
2012-13 $134,000,000 $170,834,096 29
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $201,000,000 $252,544,214 25
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $225,000,000 $278,184,929 27
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $220,000,000 $271,681,715 29
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $240,000,000 $292,687,805 28
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $300,000,000 $358,232,702 31
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $290,000,000 $338,031,142 31
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $300,000,000 $343,463,976 31
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $285,000,000 $322,331,917 31
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $400,000,000 $432,029,520 32
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 $450,000,000 $450,000,000 32
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $465M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes