Tampa M&A firm buys naming rights to NHL arena


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 2:05 p.m. August 13, 2025
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Tampa’s hockey arena has a new name.

Vinik Sports Group has sold the naming rights to the downtown arena to mergers and acquisitions firm Benchmark International. It replaces Amalie Motor Oil, which had held the naming rights since 2014.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a report in the Sports Business Journal cites a source who says the agreement it is for 10 years and "ranks among the top five richest for a standalone National Hockey League arena."

 

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