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SBD/Issue 88/Finance
Rangers, Flyers, Avalanche Top Forbes' NHL Valuations
Published January 23, 2002
FORBES presents its annual NHL team valuations, and Fluke & Kump write: "Thirteen home games during the Stanley Cup playoffs....helped push the [Avalanche's] revenues to $93M from $82M the year before. ... Based on previous Forbes valuations, the L.A. Kings have seen a 73% increase in their value over the past two years" (FORBES, 2/4 issue).
| RK | TEAM | VALUATION^ | % +/- 1-YR | % +/- 2-YR | REV. ($M) | OPER. INC. ($M) | ^^DEBT/ VALUE | |
| 1) | Rangers | $277 | 5% | 17% | $103 | $3.6 | 54% | |
| 2) | Flyers | 250 | 4 | 18 | 90 | 12.6 | 25 | |
| 3) | Avalanche | 243 | 23 | 52 | 93 | 5.9 | 28 | |
| 4) | Bruins | 230 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 10.5 | 52 | |
| 5) | Red Wings | 225 | 3 | 16 | 83 | -6.4 | 20 | |
| 6) | Maple Leafs | 216 | 6 | 43 | 90 | 15.4 | 64 | |
| 7) | Stars | 207 | 14 | 39 | 70 | -4.3 | 51 | |
| 8) | Blackhawks | 200 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| 9) | Kings | 189 | 18 | 73 | 73 | 3.4 | 65 | |
| 10) | Canadiens | 182 | -5 | 4 | 70 | 12.2 | 11 | |
| 11) | Devils | 175 | 7 | 30 | 70 | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 12) | Islanders | 156 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 1.4 | 64 | |
| 13) | Blues | 153 | 13 | 12 | 64 | -9.2 | 63 | |
| 14) | Penguins | 149 | 12 | 49 | 64 | 7.2 | 15 | |
| 15) | Sharks | 148 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 4.0 | 27 | |
| 16) | Blue Jackets | 145 | N/A | N/A | 60 | 11.3 | 28 | |
| 17) | Capitals | 138 | 3 | -5 | 50 | -15.5 | 69 | |
| 18) | Wild | 135 | N/A | N/A | 56 | 11.1 | 56 | |
| 19) | Thrashers | 134 | -3 | N/A | 58 | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 20) | Predators | 131 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 9.8 | 30 | |
| 21) | Lightning | 120 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 2.9 | 42 | |
| 22) | Mighty Ducks | 118 | 2 | 1 | 49 | -5.5 | 0 | |
| 23) | Sabres | 117 | 20 | 29 | 56 | -9.7 | 69 | |
| 24) | Panthers | 115 | -22 | -29 | 64 | -3.2 | 43 | |
| 25) | Canucks | 106 | 6 | 10 | 48 | -3.0 | 94 | |
| 26) | Hurricanes | 103 | 30 | 47 | 52 | -5.4 | 58 | |
| 27) | Senators | 96 | 14 | 22 | 50 | -4.5 | 94 | |
| 28) | Flames | 92 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 2.3 | 55 | |
| 29) | Oilers | 81 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 2.5 | 56 | |
| 30) | Coyotes | 79 | -8 | -11 | 39 | -13.9 | 76 | |
| AVERAGE | 157 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 2.1 | 46 | ||
NOTES: Revenues and operating income are from '00-01 season. ^ = Value of team, excluding deduction for debt (other than stadium debt), shown in millions. ^^ = Debt/Value includes stadium debt. Here, operating income refers to EBITD.
