Toronto Maple Leafs
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Toronto St. Pats
- Toronto Arenas
| 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 |
| 1917-18 | $2,000 | $49,048 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $2,000. Charlie Querrie, Paul Cicero, Frank Heffermau, Harvey Sproule, Percy and Fred Hambly purchased the Toronto Arenas franchise, along with sticks, uniforms and ice privileges for $2,000. (According to another edition of The Hockey News, Charlie Querrie and three other Toronto men purchased the Toronto Arenas franchise, in the new NHL, for C $1,600.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1926-27 | $160,000 | $2,842,034 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $160,000. A group headed by Conn Smythe bought 80% or 100% (depending on the source) of the Toronto St.Pats, of the National Hockey League, from E.W. Bickle for $C 160,000, and renamed them the Maple Leafs. (It was for $150,000 according to the book The Lives of Conn Smythe and $165,000 according to another edition of The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): Maclean's / Book: The Lively World of Hockey / Book: Deceptions and Doublecross / Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club / Book: Shoots and Scores / The Hockey Research Journal / The Hockey News / Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1961-62 | $3,290,000 | $34,606,086 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $3,333,333. Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard and John Bassett purchased 60% of the team for $2,000,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1974-75 | $35,770,000 | $228,069,114 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $35,000,000. Value of the team based on estimate of owner Harold Ballard. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1984-85 | $13,896,000 | $42,057,204 | |
| Value in Canadian currency: $18,000,000. According to the book, the franchise was worth upwards of $18M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club | |||
| 1990-91 | $95,000,000 | $228,593,296 | 2 |
| In November 1990, Molson purchased 20% of the shares of the Toronto Maple Leafs for $19M, which were resold a few years later. | |||
| Source(s): Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens | |||
| 1991-92 | $54,000,000 | $124,661,135 | 9 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $63,000,000 | $141,157,355 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $77,000,000 | $167,581,337 | 7 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $90,000,000 | $190,905,411 | 6 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $96,000,000 | $198,073,238 | 8 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $105,000,000 | $210,468,601 | 7 |
| (According to The Hockey News - Money & Power 2021, Larry Tanenbaum purchased 12.5% of Maple Leafs Gardens Ltd for $21M (Total valuation of $168M.)) | |||
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $119,000,000 | $229,517,208 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $151,000,000 | $284,994,597 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $203,000,000 | $370,634,146 | 5 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $216,000,000 | $383,522,901 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $241,000,000 | $421,227,485 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $263,000,000 | $449,484,671 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $280,000,000 | $466,073,698 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $332,000,000 | $517,787,589 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $410,000,000 | $621,703,482 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $448,000,000 | $654,209,011 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $470,000,000 | $688,766,664 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2010-11 | $505,000,000 | $728,111,529 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $521,000,000 | $728,204,855 | 1 |
| (The franchise was worth $1B according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,369,397,622 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $1,150,000,000 | $1,552,026,099 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $1,300,000,000 | $1,726,450,959 | 1 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $1,150,000,000 | $1,525,440,891 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $1,100,000,000 | $1,440,939,961 | 3 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $1,400,000,000 | $1,795,691,906 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $1,450,000,000 | $1,815,459,360 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $1,500,000,000 | $1,844,637,409 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $1,500,000,000 | $1,822,256,569 | 2 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,800,000,000 | $2,088,265,683 | 2 |
| 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 | $2,000,000,000 | $2,148,274,684 | 2 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.1B. It was $2.12B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $2,800,000,000 | $2,889,136,856 | 1 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $3B. It was $2.65B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $4,000,000,000 | $4,000,000,000 | 1 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||