Maple Leafs, Rangers, Canadiens Top Sportico's 2026 NHL Franchise Valuations, Full Rankings Revealed
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Edmonton Oilers now valued at $3.11 billion US, up from $25,000 franchise fee in 1972
Founded in 1971 by Dr. Charles Allard and hockey booster “Wild” Bill Hunter for a franchise fee of $25,000. It’s now worth $3.11 billion US according to Sportico.com’s Kurt Badenhausen, a former Forbes writer. The average NHL team is now valued at $2.45 million US. As I’ve written in the past, some of the increase […]
NHL Team Valuations Ranking List: From Maple Leafs to Blue Jackets
The average NHL team is worth $2.43 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Toronto Maple Leafs rank first at $4.8 billion, while the Columbus Blue Jackets rank last at $1.5 billion. Below are the values of the league’s 32 franchises, whose collective worth is $77.8 billion. To derive the fair market value of the […]
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