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Edmonton Oilers now valued at $3.11 billion US, up from $25,000 franchise fee in 1972

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from the Edmonton Journal,

Founded in 1971 by Dr. Charles Allard and hockey booster “Wild” Bill Hunter for a franchise fee of $25,000. It’s now worth $3.11 billion US according to Sportico.com’s Kurt Badenhausen, a former Forbes writer.

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