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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • New York Rangers

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1991-92 $62,000,000 $143,129,452 3
Source(s): Financial World
1992-93 $76,000,000 $170,285,063 3
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $81,000,000 $176,286,861 5
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $108,000,000 $229,086,493 2
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $118,000,000 $243,465,022 4
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $147,000,000 $294,656,041 3
Source(s): Financial World
1997-98 $195,000,000 $381,933,715 1
The franchise was purchased by Cablevision Systems for $195M.
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
1998-99 $195,000,000 $376,099,626 1
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $236,000,000 $445,422,019 1
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $263,000,000 $480,181,185 1
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $277,000,000 $491,832,609 1
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $263,000,000 $459,679,787 2
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $272,000,000 $464,866,275 1
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $282,000,000 $469,402,795 1
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $306,000,000 $477,237,958 2
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $366,000,000 $554,984,084 2
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $411,000,000 $600,178,356 2
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $416,000,000 $609,631,770 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2010-11 $461,000,000 $664,672,109 2
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $507,000,000 $708,636,970 2
(The franchise was worth $750M according to the book Sports and Labor in the United States.)
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $750,000,000 $1,027,048,216 2
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $855,000,000 $1,153,897,665 2
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $1,100,000,000 $1,460,843,119 2
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $1,200,000,000 $1,591,764,408 1
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $1,250,000,000 $1,637,431,774 1
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $1,500,000,000 $1,923,955,614 1
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $1,550,000,000 $1,940,663,454 1
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $1,650,000,000 $2,029,101,150 1
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $1,650,000,000 $2,004,482,226 1
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $2,000,000,000 $2,320,295,203 1
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 $2,200,000,000 $2,363,102,152 1
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.2B. It was $2.01B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $2,650,000,000 $2,734,361,667 2
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $2.75B. It was $2.45B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $3,500,000,000 $3,500,000,000 2
Source(s): CNBC