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 | $17,547,962 | |
| 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 | |||
| 1983-84 | $3,000,000 | $8,816,265 | |
| 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 for $3M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens | |||
| 1986-87 | $19,000,000 | $50,737,159 | |
| 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 | |||
| 1991-92 | $39,000,000 | $83,818,929 | 18 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $52,000,000 | $108,469,213 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $59,000,000 | $119,543,818 | 11 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $69,000,000 | $136,258,939 | 12 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $74,000,000 | $142,143,326 | 15 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1996-97 | $95,000,000 | $177,280,842 | 11 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $154,000,000 | $276,521,686 | 7 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $137,000,000 | $240,724,577 | 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 | $231,168,409 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $153,000,000 | $252,911,843 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $148,000,000 | $240,824,994 | 15 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $147,000,000 | $233,892,694 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $140,000,000 | $216,952,562 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2005-06 | $150,000,000 | $224,819,499 | 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 | $217,793,541 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $145,000,000 | $204,695,187 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $162,000,000 | $220,238,737 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $176,000,000 | $240,119,325 | 21 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $165,000,000 | $221,478,034 | 22 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $157,000,000 | $204,294,034 | 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 | $165,734,570 | 30 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $185,000,000 | $232,441,192 | 28 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $235,000,000 | $290,548,703 | 25 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $270,000,000 | $333,427,559 | 24 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $310,000,000 | $378,055,081 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $450,000,000 | $537,349,054 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $465,000,000 | $542,015,451 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $530,000,000 | $606,786,357 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $510,000,000 | $576,804,482 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $640,000,000 | $691,247,232 | 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 | $880,000,000 | 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 | |||