Toronto Maple Leafs NHL’s Most Valuable Franchise At $2 Billion
According to Sportico, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the NHL’s most valuable franchise, coming in at $2 billion.
Sportico put out valuations for all five of the major North American sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS) on Thursday and the Leafs came out on top, just ahead of the New York Rangers, while the Arizona Coyotes unsurprisingly ranked at the bottom.
The NFL has the highest average value for teams at $3.5 billion, the NBA and MLB are second and third at $2.3 and $2.2 billion respectively, the NHL is fourth at $930 million, and the MLS is last at $550 million.
When you put teams from all five leagues together, the Leafs rank No. 59 in terms of value. They’re behind all 32 NFL teams and juggernauts from the NBA and MLB such as the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks, but they’re ahead of all MLS teams, 18 MLB teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, and 16 NBA teams.
Here’s how the 32 NHL teams rank in terms of value…
Toronto Maple Leafs: $2 billion
New York Rangers: $187 million
Montreal Canadiens: $158 million
Chicago Blackhawks: $136 million
Boston Bruins: $131 million
Los Angeles Kings: $127 million
Philadelphia Flyers: $125 million
Washington Capitals: $117 million
Edmonton Oilers: $116 million
Detroit Red Wings: $103 million
Vancouver Canucks: $98 million
Vegas Golden Knights: $89 million
New York Islanders: $87 million
Seattle Kraken: $86 million
Pittsburgh Penguins: $85 million
Calgary Flames: $84 million
Dallas Stars: $83 million
Tampa Bay Lightning: $81 million
Minnesota Wild: $79 million
Colorado Avalanche: $78 million
New Jersey Devils: $75 million
Winnipeg Jets: $75 million
St. Louis Blues: $71 million
San Jose Sharks: $71 million
Anaheim Ducks: $69 million
Nashville Predators: $68 million
Buffalo Sabres: $60 million
Carolina Hurricanes: $55 million
Ottawa Senators: $54 million
Columbus Blue Jackets: $53 million
Florida Panthers: $52 million
Arizona Coyotes: $41 million