The value of the Montreal Canadiens has literally exploded!

The Tricolore and the Bell Centre are now valued at US$1.7 billion, an 8% increase from last year.

The Molson family and its partners acquired the organization in 2009 for an estimated US$575 million.

The Canadiens' revenues were US$257 million in 2021-2022, a significant increase compared to 2020-2021 which was only US$91 million, but that was a season obviously disrupted by the pandemic. In 2019-2020, the CH's revenues were still US$232M.

In the ranking of total NHL franchise values, the Canadiens are behind the Toronto Maple Leafs (US$2.12B) and the New York Rangers (US$2.01B). The Chicago Blackhawks (US$1.44 billion) and the Boston Bruins (US$1.41 billion) round out the top five.

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Not surprisingly, the Arizona Coyotes come in last with a total value of US$465 million.