According to Brand Finance Plc, the latest labour dispute has been bad news for the NHL brand, which has lost more than a quarter of its value, falling to $1.15-billion (U.S.) compared to $1.6-billion this summer.
NO. 1: Montreal Canadiens. Brand value: $108-million (U.S.).
Goalie Carey Price scrapes up the ice in his goal crease before playing the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL game in Vancouver, March 10, 2012. (DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
NO. 2: Toronto Maple Leafs. Brand value: $105-million.
Goaltender James Reimer reacts at the final buzzer as his team loses 4-1 to Montreal Canadiens in their final game of the season in NHL action in Toronto on April 9, 2011. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
NO. 3: New York Rangers. Brand value: $83-million.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during the third period of Game 6 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final playoff game in Ottawa, April 23, 2012. (CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS)
NO. 4: Vancouver Canucks. Brand value: $81-million.
Henrik Sedin, left, and teammate Ryan Kessler. (Paul Vernon/AP)
NO. 5: Chicago Blackhawks. Brand value: $52-million.
Goalie Cristobal Huet looks on during the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game
against the Minnesota Wild in Chicago Sept. 25, 2009. (Charles Cherney/The Associated Press)
Captain Sidney Crosby skates during an informal workout with teammates at the Iceoplex in Canonsburg, Pa., Oct. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)
NO. 7: Detroit Red Wings. Brand value: $51-million.
Darren Helm and fans celebrate his goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 4 in their NHL Western Conference semifinal hockey playoff in Detroit May 6, 2011. (REBECCA COOK/REUTERS)
NO. 8: Boston Bruins. Brand value: $48-million. Tyler Seguin plays during an NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Boston March 19, 2012. (Winslow Townson/AP)
NO. 9: Ottawa Senators. Brand value: $39-million.
Bobby Butler gets hit from behind by New York Rangers' Ruslan Fedotenko during the first period of Game 3 of first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa April 16, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
NO. 10: Philadelphia Flyers. Brand value: $39-million.
Winger Scott Hartnell, left, checks Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Korbinian Holzer during the first period of their NHL pre-season hockey game in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 21, 2011. (TIM SHAFFER/REUTERS)