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LIGHTNING STRIKES AT THE FORUM ARE COMING
Posted on 2 Feb 2011 by George Kouvalis.
You have to like what is going on in Tampa Bay right now if your a Lightning fan. First off on the ice and now off the ice. After toiling with some past ownership groups that just “didn't get it”, current owner Jeff Vinik and CEO Tod Leiweke have an game plan for the re branding of the Tampa Bay Lightning towards the Tampa Bay Area and its fan base. Lets start first with the mos...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning: a litmus test for sunbelt success
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by Daniel Maloney.
With the commencement of a new NHL season, Gary Bettman’s wish for sunbelt stability may be about to come true-at least in Tampa Bay. “It’s too easy to say we’re going to paint this thing with a broad brush and that the sun belt doesn’t work. That’s not true,” said Bettman in a CBC interview. Particularly during his feud with former Phoenix Coyotes owner Jim Moyes and Blackberry...
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Yzerman is Tampa Bay’s perfect storm
Posted on 4 May 2010 by Daniel Maloney.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are at a franchise crossroads. New ownership took the reigns in Tampa this past February, as Boston business tycoon Jeff Vinik bought the troubled Florida franchise. So far, the new owner is talking the typical new GM talk. “I've been an avid hockey fan my whole life, and I pledge to our fans that I will work my hardest to build the Lightning into a world class org...









