Kamloops Blazers
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Kamloops Blazers
- Kamloops Junior Oilers
- New Westminster Bruins
- Estevan 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 |
| 1979-80 | $256,200 | $1,137,686 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $300,000. In April 1980, Nelson Skalbania purchased the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League for C $300,000 from Ernie McLean and Bill Shinsky. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1983-84 | $291,960 | $944,766 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $360,000. In May 1984, Patty Ginnell and a group of Swift Current businessmen came up with $360,000 to purchase the Western Hockey League junior franchise when Pocklington Amalgamated Sports, which owned 70% of the club, put it up for sale. But Kamloops shareholders, acting on first right of refusal, came up with the difference to keep the defending league champions in British Columbia. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||