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Forbes: Leafs worth $1.15 billion; Blue Jackets worth quite a bit less

Leafs fans

Attention sports business enthusiasts: Forbes released its annual NHL franchise valuations today. You can see all the numbers here, including the always enjoyable debt/value ratio.

From Forbes:

The average NHL team now has an enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of $413 million, 46% more than a year ago. For the first time since Forbes began tracking NHL team values in 1998, three of the league’s five most valuable teams–Toronto Maple Leafs($1.15 billion), Montreal Canadiens ($775 million), Vancouver Canucks ($700 million)–are Canadian (the New York Rangers ($850 million) and defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks ($625 million) are the two U.S. teams to make the top five). And this is also the first time that every Canadian franchise ranks among the top 16 in the 30 team league.

These are just estimates, of course. Some of the valuations will be disputed.

The NHL’s least valuable team, according to Forbes, is the Columbus Blue Jackets, at $175 million. Or to put it another way, around 15 percent of what the Leafs are worth.

1 Toronto Maple Leafs $1.15 billion
2 New York Rangers $850 million
3 Montreal Canadiens $775 million
4 Vancouver Canucks $700 million
5 Chicago Blackhawks $625 million
6 Boston Bruins $600 million
7 Philadelphia Flyers $500 million
8 Pittsburgh Penguins $480 million
9 Detroit Red Wings $470 million
10 Los Angeles Kings $450 million
11 Calgary Flames $420 million
12 Washington Capitals $414 million
13 San Jose Sharks $405 million
14 Edmonton Oilers $400 million
15 Ottawa Senators $380 million
16 Winnipeg Jets $340 million
17 Colorado Avalanche $337 million
18 Dallas Stars $333 million
19 Minnesota Wild $330 million
20 New Jersey Devils $320 million
21 Anaheim Ducks $300 million
22 Buffalo Sabres $250 million
23 Florida Panthers $240 million
24 Nashville Predators $205 million
25 Phoenix Coyotes $200 million
26 New York Islanders $195 million
27 Carolina Hurricanes $187 million
28 St Louis Blues $185 million
29 Tampa Bay Lightning $180 million
30 Columbus Blue Jackets $175 million