Bruins Ranked 5th Most Valuable Franchise in NHL
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Bruins Ranked 5th Most Valuable Franchise in NHL
According to Forbes, the Bruins have a current value of $1 billion and bring in $228 million in revenue.
Boston has an operating income of $62 million.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“The Bruins had a big increase in revenue and operating income during the 2018-19 season thanks to 13 playoff games at TD Garden during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in seven games to the Blues. More revenue is on the way," writes Forbes.
Forbes adds, "The team increased season ticket prices 5% on average for the 2019-20 season, following a 7% increase prior to last season. Also, TD Garden is in the midst of a $100 million renovation, including a concourse expansion, new scoreboard, and more premium seating like a party deck in the rafters and The 1928 Club."
The Rankings
The Bruins are ranked directly behind the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks, who rank 3rd and 4th respectively.
Boston is ranked ahead of the Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers, who are ranked 6th and 7th most valuable.
The Arizona Coyotes are ranked as the least valuable franchise in the NHL, while the New York Rangers are ranked most valuable.
Bruins in 2019-20
After losing in the Stanley Cup Final last season, the Bruins have responded with a 20-5-6 overall record and sit in second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Washington Capitals.
The Bruins have been led by David Pastrnak, who has 25 goals in 31 games.
Brad Marchand follows up with 18 goals and 28 assists on the season.
2019 RI Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees
Brian Boucher
Selected in the first round of the NHL Draft in 1995 by the Philadelphia Flyers, the Woonsocket native and former Mount St. Charles goalie played 13 seasons in the NHL.
He holds the league record with five straight shutouts and 332 consecutive scoreless minutes during the 2003-04 season.
He is currently an analyst for NBC Sports.
Jack Capuano
An All-American defenseman at Maine, the Cranston native turned to coaching after playing for three NHL teams.
He coached the New York Islanders for seven seasons and is now the associate coach of the Florida Panthers.
Brother Adelard Beaudet
A founder and coach of the iconic Mount St. Charles Academy team, Brother Adelard helped organize and nurture high school hockey in Rhode Island after emigrating from Quebec in 1911.
Malcolm Greene Chace
A world-class tennis and ice polo player in the 1890s, Chace eventually switched to ice hockey and introduced and promoted the game in New England and the Northeast.
Brian Burke
Born in Providence, Burke grew up in Minnesota.
He returned to Rhode Island to attend Providence College, where he was captain of the hockey team.
He has had a three-decade career as an NHL executive, building a Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007.
Pete Demers
After starting out with the Providence Reds, Providence native Demers went on to spend 34 seasons as a trainer for the Los Angeles Kings.
He has a plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Judge James Dooley
A leading sports figure in Rhode Island, Dooley was the founder and owner of the Providence Reds, as well as a founder of the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Hockey League, which later evolved into the American Hockey League.
Tom Eccleston
Regarded as one of the game’s great teachers and motivators in Rhode Island, Eccleston won multiple state championships as the coach at Burrillville High School.
He coached for eight seasons at Providence College and led the Friars to their first ECAC title and the NCAA final four in 1964.
David Emma
A three-time All-Stater at Bishop Hendricken and two-time All-American at Boston College, Emma won the Hobey Baker Award in 1991, the only Rhode Islander to do so.
The pride of Cranston played for the U.S. in the 1992 Olympics.
Margaret Degidio 'Digit' Murphy
After a great career as a player at Cornell, the Cranston native won 318 games as Brown’s women’s coach.
She has been a tireless advocate for women’s hockey and women’s sports for two decades on the national and international stage.
