Buffalo Sabres
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Buffalo Sabres
| 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 |
| 1970-71 | $6,000,000 | $46,816,074 | |
| $6M franchise fee, in local currency, to the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): Podcast: 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: Power Plays / Inside Hockey 1970-71 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1991-92 | $39,000,000 | $86,739,849 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $44,000,000 | $94,980,046 | 20 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $55,000,000 | $115,322,581 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $60,000,000 | $122,615,032 | 14 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $65,000,000 | $129,206,589 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $74,000,000 | $142,904,686 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $91,000,000 | $169,093,307 | 20 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $91,000,000 | $165,469,444 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $97,000,000 | $170,623,113 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $117,000,000 | $200,142,881 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $92,000,000 | $154,918,835 | 28 |
| In April 2003, the franchise was purchased by Tom Golisano for $92M which was its valuation from Forbes. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $95,000,000 | $156,422,592 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $103,000,000 | $165,177,361 | 27 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $149,000,000 | $223,880,649 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $163,000,000 | $238,124,337 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $169,000,000 | $237,761,728 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $170,000,000 | $240,015,848 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $165,000,000 | $229,196,093 | 22 |
| In February 2011, Terrence Pegula bought the franchise from Tom Golisano for $165M (It was purchased for $189M according to The Hockey Writers). (The franchise was worth $169M according to Forbes and the book Sports Economics.) | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 2011-12 | $173,000,000 | $232,958,567 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $175,000,000 | $230,878,958 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $250,000,000 | $325,055,804 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $288,000,000 | $368,485,258 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $300,000,000 | $383,385,368 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $300,000,000 | $378,609,225 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $350,000,000 | $432,502,448 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $375,000,000 | $452,341,603 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $400,000,000 | $473,910,663 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $385,000,000 | $450,604,714 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $500,000,000 | $558,856,089 | 29 |
| 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 | $610,000,000 | $631,257,260 | 30 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $635M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $750,000,000 | $750,000,000 | 31 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $900M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||