New York Rangers are listed as NHL’s most valuable team for eighth straight year

New York Rangers have been listed as the most valuable NHL team for an eighth straight year, with their value estimated by Forbes at a whopping $2.2BILLION.

The team, owned by James Dolan and MSG Sports, are mainstays on the prime of the record regardless of having not gained any of their 4 Stanley Cups since 1994.

This season, the Manhattan-based outfit are solely the fifth-best team within the Metropolitan Division, having gained simply 15 of their 30 matches thus far.

The New York Rangers rejoice securing a 4-3 time beyond regulation win towards the New Jersey Devils

James Dolan (middle), who additionally owns the New York Knicks, might be delighted with the valuation

But regardless of their common type on the ice, off it their funds are wanting rosy, with the second-placed Toronto Maple Leafs ($2bn) trailing of their wake.

Overall, as reported by Front Office Sports, NHL team valuations are up 19% this year, with the Rangers themselves up 10% from 2021. 

Much of the league-wide enhance has been because of the new media rights take care of Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which can see the league paid a whopping $400m yearly by ESPN and $250m a year from Warner Bros.

Third within the record of the highest 10 are the Molson Family’s Montreal Canadiens ($1.85bn), whereas the Chicago Blackhawks spherical out the highest 4 with their $1.5bn valuation.  

This week, there was some motion within the homeowners’ secure too, with Samantha Holloway becoming a member of her father David Bonderman as co-owner of the Seattle Kraken.

Holloway turns into the third NHL franchise proprietor, becoming a member of Ann Walton Kroenke of the Colorado Avalanche, and Kim Pegula of the Buffalo Sabres. 

The Toronto Maple Leafs are listed as the second-most valuable team within the NHL this year