The NHL leagues are raking in a lot of money from ticket sales, along with the popularity of the sport among the viewers. The continuous rise in the worth of the NHL teams, year-by-year is a testimony to the growing craze of Ice Hockey in the States. Even the business magazine Forbes has now considered the steep increase in the worth of NHL teams over the last couple of years. It seems that the hockey league and its teams aim to surpass other popular Sports leagues in terms of worth and popularity.
The Most Valuable NHL team
According to Forbes, the most valuable NHL team is the New York Rangers for the eighth consecutive year with a whopping worth of $2.2 Billion US. Rangers just won the last Stanley Cup in 1994 but were able to earn $249 million US from ad revenue.
Least Valuable NHL Team
The least valuable team for this season, according to Forbes, is the Arizona Coyotes with a total worth of $240 million US. However, Alex Meruelo-owned team has experienced a hike of 13% in its total worth. Moreover, its operating income has reached $6 million US.
Special Shotout to NHL franchises from Forbes
Forbes recently revealed the team value of NHL teams and estimated some astonishing numbers in USD. That's why the business media magazine posted a Facebook post regarding the hike in the NHL league business, as well as the average NHL team value.