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The Montreal Canadiens, worth $1.12 billion, took second spot
for the second straight year and the Toronto Maple Leafs, rated
the most valuable franchise from 2005-14, were third with a
value of $1.1 billion, Forbes said.
The Chicago Blackhawks ($925,000) and Boston Bruins ($800,000)
rounded out the top five.
The average team among the league's 30 franchises was worth $517
million, a 3 percent increase from 2015, which also produced a 3
percent rise.
The primary reasons for the overall profitability are that the
2014-15 season was the first with the league's lower (relative
to revenue) salary cap and a 12-year media deal worth nearly $4
billion signed with Rogers Communications.
NHL profits were concentrated in a handful of teams with the
Rangers, Canadiens and Maple Leafs having operating income of
$219 million combined during the 2015-16 season, or half of the
league’s total operating income, the report said.
For the complete list visit: (www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations)
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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