Buffalo Sabres Officially Worth Over $1.5 Billion

How much are the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres worth? The valuations of both teams have gone up--but, the Sabres specifically has seen a MASSIVE in increase. The value went up about 13% to 1.53 billion dollars, which puts them in 3rd last place.

NHL team valuations have increased like crazy over the past couple of years and now every single team in the National Hockey League is above 1.5 million dollars.

How much did Terry Pegula buy the Buffalo Sabres for?

$189 million.

Although the valuation is pretty high and much higher than last year, the Sabres have dropped in ranking compared to other teams. The Sabres were at #27 on the valuation list a couple of years ago and now they have dropped to #30. There are only two other teams that are worth less than the Buffalo Sabres.

30. Buffalo Sabres - $1.53 billion

31. Winnipeg Jets - $1.52 billion

32. Columbus Blue Jackets - $1.5 billion

All of the data is based on 3 different major categories among others including team value, total value and Team-Related Businesses and Real Estate Holdings.

To derive the fair market value of the 32 NHL franchises, Sportico 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", according to Sportico.