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1. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 3372626How Jeff Vinik made the Lightning the NHL’s ‘gold standard ...

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   Jun 20, 2022 · In fact, Vinik, because he was in Denver, decided to skip last Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting in New York between Games 1 and 2 of the Final. “I’m worried they’ll unanimously vote in a...

2. tbaytoday.6amcity.com › sports › a-brief-look-atA brief look at Jeffrey Vinik’s successful Lightning ownership

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   Oct 24, 2024 · When Jeff Vinik bought the Tampa Bay Lightning back in 2010, few would have believed the story that was about to unfold. Over a decade later, his majority stake is no more. Vinik undoubtedly revolutionized the Bolts’ fortunes.

3. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 1649058‘Be rich and know people’: How savior Jeff Vinik bought the ...

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   Mar 3, 2020 · TAMPA, Fla. — It was a Christmas pop concert that changed Jeff Vinik’s life and, eventually, the fortunes of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vinik, 60, was with his family at a show in Boston one ...

4. www.tampabay.com › sports › lightningHow Jeff Vinik turned the Lightning from bottom-dweller to ...

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   Mar 3, 2020 · Published March 3, 2020. TAMPA — The Lightning might not be the franchise we know, a perennial Stanley Cup favorite, if it weren’t for a conversation at a 2008 holiday concert in Lowell, Mass. Jeff...

5. www.tampabay.com › news › businessJeff Vinik sells majority stake in Lightning, but is sticking ...

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   Oct 24, 2024 · TAMPA — Jeff Vinik has sold a majority interest of the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with his Vinik Sports Group, to a pair of Wall Street investors and their partners.

6. www.nhl.com › news › tampa-bay-owner-jeff-vinik-hasLightning owner building legacy of winning, community ...

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   Jan 20, 2018 · Vinik convinced former Tampa Bay GM Jay Feaster, who helped build their 2004 Stanley Cup championship team, to return to the Lightning as the executive director of community hockey development ...

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   Why is Vinik so famous?

   • But Vinik’s cohorts have grown to respect his humility, his wit, his brain, his ability to hire talented people and his acts of kindness, which are legendary in Tampa. He and his wife, Penny, have donated millions and millions of dollars to local causes, colleges and charities.

   The vow, the process and the patience: How Jeff Vinik made the

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   Does Vinik have a way about he?

   • Vinik just has a way about him. Unbridled success, yet his fellow NHL owners don’t root against him because of the man he is. “We are all in this business to win the Stanley Cup. That is the goal, for our team, for our fans and for our community,” says Katz, the Oilers’ owner.

   The vow, the process and the patience: How Jeff Vinik made the

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   Who is Jeff Vinik?

   • Jeff Vinik has returned to his hotel suite for a 30-minute respite. The popular 58-year-old chairman and governor of the Tampa Bay Lightning is between meetings with the NHL's Board of Governors on an early December afternoon in Manalapan, Florida.

   Lightning owner building legacy of winning, community involvement

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   Would Vinik have bought the Lightning if he knew what he know?

   • “If I knew then what I know now, I probably wouldn’t have bought the team,” Vinik says with a chuckle and wry grin. But Vinik vowed to make the Lightning a first-class organization and rescue a brand that was in the gutter. He sunk $40 million of his own money into a county-owned arena with no recourse.

   The vow, the process and the patience: How Jeff Vinik made the

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   Why did Vinik move to Tampa & Tampa Bay?

   • It's a scene that speaks to who Vinik is and what he's all about. Vinik's work is his passion. His passion led him to move his life and his fortune to a city he believes is full of untapped potential and resources, a city he believes in. "I am shameless about selling Tampa and Tampa Bay," Vinik said.

   Lightning owner building legacy of winning, community involvement

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   Could Vinik be a better owner?

   • Killorn adds that Vinik couldn’t be a better owner. “He’s very generous and makes sure everyone is taken care of,” says Killorn, who points out that the only time players see “Mr. Vinik” is at the team Christmas party and after every series win.

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8. www.tampabay.com › news › businessJeff Vinik bought the Lightning. Then his influence spread ...

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   Dec 29, 2019 · Since buying the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jeff Vinik has put his money into a vision for Tampa on a scale that’s been realized by only a few people in the city’s history.