Boston Bruins
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Boston Bruins
| 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 |
| 1924-25 | $15,000 | $265,391 | |
| On November 1, 1924, Charles Adams purchased a NHL franchise for $15,000, and named them the Boston Bruins, the first team based in the US. | |||
| Source(s): Book: 100 Years, 100 Moments / The Hockey Research Journal | |||
| 1931-32 | $18,030 | $359,059 | |
| The franchise was valued at $18,030. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1932-33 | $5,516 | $122,403 | |
| The franchise was valued at $5,516. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1951-52 | $299,200 | $3,491,051 | |
| In October 1951, the Boston Garden Arena Corporation purchased 60% of the franchise for $179,520, establishing the value of the franchise at $299,200. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1970-71 | $10,000,000 | $78,026,790 | |
| The franchise was valued between $8M and $12M. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1972-73 | $20,000,000 | $144,858,919 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1975-76 | $10,000,000 | $56,280,193 | |
| During the summer of 1975, Sports Systems Corporation (owned by the brothers Max, Jeremy and Lawrence Jacobs) acquired the Boston Bruins and the Boston Garden for $10M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Forbes | |||
| 1991-92 | $67,000,000 | $149,014,612 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $79,000,000 | $170,532,355 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $88,000,000 | $184,516,129 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $106,000,000 | $216,619,889 | 4 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $111,000,000 | $220,645,098 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $130,000,000 | $251,048,773 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $185,000,000 | $343,761,119 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $197,000,000 | $358,214,071 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $217,000,000 | $381,703,252 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $230,000,000 | $393,443,271 | 4 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $243,000,000 | $409,187,792 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $223,000,000 | $367,181,452 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $236,000,000 | $378,464,634 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $235,000,000 | $353,100,352 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $244,000,000 | $356,456,063 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $263,000,000 | $370,007,896 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $271,000,000 | $382,613,499 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $302,000,000 | $419,498,303 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $325,000,000 | $437,638,926 | 5 |
| (The franchise was worth $348M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $348,000,000 | $459,119,300 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $600,000,000 | $780,133,929 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $750,000,000 | $959,597,026 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $750,000,000 | $958,463,421 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $800,000,000 | $1,009,624,599 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $890,000,000 | $1,099,791,939 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $925,000,000 | $1,115,775,955 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,184,776,656 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,170,401,855 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,300,000,000 | $1,453,025,830 | 5 |
| 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 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,448,787,154 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 1.8B. It was 1.41B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $1,900,000,000 | $1,900,000,000 | 5 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was 2.25B. It was 1.78B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||