St. Louis Blues
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- St. Louis Blues
| 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 |
| 1967-68 | $2,000,000 | $19,322,542 | |
| Franchise fee to join the NHL: $US 2M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Book: The Lively World of Hockey / Inside Hockey 1969-70 / Book: The California Golden Seals / Podcast: 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: Changing the Game / The Hockey News | |||
| 1983-84 | $12,000,000 | $38,831,325 | |
| Ralston Purina sold the team to a group from Saskatoon but the transaction was blocked by the NHL which ultimately took control of the team, during lawsuits and liquidation attempts, and sold it to Harry Ornest and his group of investors for $12M. (According to The Hockey News, the books Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey and La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens, it was for $3M, likely just the specific share of Ornest.) | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1986-87 | $19,000,000 | $55,868,078 | |
| On October 1, 1986, Harry Ornest sold the franchise to a group of 22 companies for $19M. (It was sold for $18M according to La Presse.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / La Presse | |||
| 1991-92 | $39,000,000 | $92,295,323 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $52,000,000 | $119,438,426 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $59,000,000 | $131,632,978 | 11 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $69,000,000 | $150,038,456 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $74,000,000 | $156,517,916 | 15 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $95,000,000 | $195,208,798 | 11 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $154,000,000 | $304,485,614 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $137,000,000 | $265,068,436 | 13 |
| In September 1999, Bill and Nancy Laurie purchased the St. Louis Blues and the Kiel Center for $100M, a bargain price estimated to be $135M less than the estimated market value of the arena and team combined. Forbes was valueing the team alone at $137M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: American Sports Empire | |||
| 2000-01 | $136,000,000 | $254,545,877 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $153,000,000 | $278,488,169 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $148,000,000 | $265,179,008 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $147,000,000 | $257,545,662 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $140,000,000 | $238,892,418 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2005-06 | $150,000,000 | $247,554,918 | 1 |
| In March 2006, David Checketts purchased the franchise from Bill and Nancy Laurie for $150M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes / St. Louis Business Journal | |||
| 2006-07 | $150,000,000 | $239,818,443 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $145,000,000 | $225,395,486 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $162,000,000 | $242,510,915 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $176,000,000 | $264,401,976 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $165,000,000 | $243,875,539 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $157,000,000 | $224,953,765 | 27 |
| (The franchise was worth $130M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States) | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $130,000,000 | $182,494,882 | 30 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $185,000,000 | $255,947,373 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $235,000,000 | $319,931,148 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $270,000,000 | $367,146,232 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $310,000,000 | $416,286,821 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $450,000,000 | $591,689,785 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $465,000,000 | $596,828,083 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $530,000,000 | $668,149,104 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $510,000,000 | $635,135,240 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $640,000,000 | $761,151,292 | 21 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $700M and $799M. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $880,000,000 | $968,992,142 | 19 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $900M. It was $770M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $990,000,000 | $1,047,184,116 | 24 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $965M according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $1,450,000,000 | $1,489,751,355 | 23 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.6B. It was $1.3B according to Sportico and $1.47B according to CNBC. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2025-26 | $1,530,000,000 | $1,530,000,000 | 26 |
| Source(s): Sportico | |||