The Daily: The Washington Capitals Worth More Than Red Wings?

Sportico’s annual NHL team value assessment concludes league teams are worth an average of $1.01 billion. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the most valuable franchise at $2.12 billion. They are worth $1 billion more than the Detroit Red Wings.

Sportico lists five Original Six Teams as the most league’s most valuable franchises. The Red Wings were the Original Six team that didn’t make the cut.

The Red Wings, valued at $1.12 billion, are ranked 10th. The Maple Leafs, New York Rangers ($2.01 billion), Montreal Canadiens ($1.7 billion), Chicago Blackhawks ($1.44 billion) and Boston Bruins ($1.41 billion) are the top five in that order. The Los Angeles Kings ($1.39 billion) at sixth, followed by the Philadelphia Flyers ($1.35 billion), Edmonton Oilers ($1.29 billion), Washington Capitals ($1.22 billion) and then the Red Wings ($1.12 billion).

According to the story, the Red Wings rose in value nine percent since last year.

The least valuable NHL franchises, according to Sportico, are the Arizona Coyotes ($465 million), Florida Panthers ($595 milion) and Columbus Blue Jackets ($600 million) and the Carolina Hurricanes ($615 million).

Sportico stated it calculated each team’s revenue, relying on publicly available information and financial records—as well as interviews with those knowledgeable of team finances, including nine sports bankers and lawyers who actively work on NHL transactions.

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