Chicago Blackhawks
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Chicago Blackhawks
| 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 |
| 1926-27 | $12,000 | $205,356 | |
| In May 1926, Huntington Hardwick paid an expansion fee of $12,000 to join the NHL. Less than a month later, on June 1, 1926, he sold the franchise to Frederic McLaughlin. | |||
| Source(s): Chicago Tribune / La Presse | |||
| 1954-55 | $1,027,000 | $11,585,784 | |
| Arthur Wirtz purchased the franchise for $1M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1991-92 | $61,000,000 | $135,670,020 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $67,000,000 | $144,628,706 | 6 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $80,000,000 | $167,741,935 | 6 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $102,000,000 | $208,445,554 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $122,000,000 | $242,510,828 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $151,000,000 | $291,602,805 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $170,000,000 | $315,888,596 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $185,000,000 | $336,393,925 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $197,000,000 | $346,523,229 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $200,000,000 | $342,124,583 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $218,000,000 | $367,090,282 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $192,000,000 | $316,138,291 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $178,000,000 | $285,452,139 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $168,000,000 | $252,429,188 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $180,000,000 | $262,959,390 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $205,000,000 | $288,409,196 | 14 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $258,000,000 | $364,259,346 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $300,000,000 | $416,720,169 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $306,000,000 | $412,053,881 | 6 |
| (The franchise was worth $350M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $350,000,000 | $461,757,916 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $625,000,000 | $812,639,509 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $825,000,000 | $1,055,556,729 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $925,000,000 | $1,182,104,886 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $925,000,000 | $1,167,378,443 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,235,721,279 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $1,050,000,000 | $1,266,556,489 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,285,482,672 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $1,085,000,000 | $1,269,886,012 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,564,797,048 | 4 |
| 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 | $1,500,000,000 | $1,552,271,951 | 4 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 1.8B. It was 1.44B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,875,000,000 | $1,875,000,000 | 6 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 2.25B. It was 1.84B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||