Vinik completes anticipated sale of shares of Tampa Bay Lightning


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 3:20 p.m. October 24, 2024
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Jeff Vinik has sold a portion of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team.
Jeff Vinik has sold a portion of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team.
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Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, in a long-anticipated move, has sold a portion of the hockey team and will step down from day-to-day operations in the coming years.

The team announced the move Thursday, but reports that a sale was in the works had been public — and quietly confirmed — since early August.

The sale was approved by the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors earlier this month.

 

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