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Money makes the world go ‘round ... and for an interesting debate over Forbes’ franchise valuations

By Helene Elliott
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Every year, Forbes evaluates the health of the NHL and each of its franchises, coming up with a valuation of all 30 clubs.

And every year, those clubs dispute the values Forbes comes up with.

Here’s the annual report on the league, with links to each club’s value. It’s actually rosier than you’d expect, given the tenuous state of the Phoenix Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, Tampa Bay Lightning and others.

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The Kings were valued at $208 million, ranking 13th, down from last season’s 12th-ranked value of $210 million. The Ducks were valued at $206 million to rank 14th, up from last season’s $202 million and No. 16 rank.

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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