Tampa Bay Lightning business: "Lightning are a great team not only on the ice but off it as well"

It may come as a surprise to NHL fans in the league, but Tampa Bay is one of the top hockey cities in the United States. Since joining the NHL in 1992 as part of the league’s expansion, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won three Stanley Cup championships and won two of the last three Cup finals.

Tampa Bay Lightning 30th Anniversary
Segment – My people in the building

My favorite silver fox in the building and the reason we have amazing NHL hockey in Tampa Bay!!
Ladies and gentlemen…Mr. Phil Esposito!

Tampa Bay Lightning 30th AnniversarySegment – My People in the BuildingMy Favorite Silver Fox in the Building and the Reason We Have Awesome NHL Hockey in Tampa Bay!! Ladies and gentlemen…Mr. Phil Esposito! https://t.co/n33BjZQZHZ “Tampa Bay Lightning 30th Anniversary Segment – My People in the Building. My favorite silver fox in the building and the reason we have amazing NHL hockey in Tampa Bay!! Ladies and gentlemen…Mr Phil Esposito!” – Sonya Bryson-Kirksey

Although the team wasn’t always a shining example of competence, everything changed in 2010. The Lightning were purchased in 2010 by Boston hedge fund manager Jeff Vinik, who has devoted his time, expertise and fortune to developing one of the NHL’s best teams.

“Purchasing the Lightning and joining the Tampa Bay community is a dream come true,” Vinik said in a statement released by the team. “I have been an avid hockey fan my entire life and I promise our fans that I will do my best to build the Lightning into a world-class organization both on and off the ice.”

After purchasing the team, Vinik hired Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman as the new general manager, who helped Lightning build and develop one of the strongest cores in the NHL.

Key moves under Steve Yzerman:

2011 – Lightning draft Nikita Kucherov in 2nd round (58th overall) 2017 – Lightning trades Jonathan Drouin to Montreal for Mikhail Sergachev2018 – Lightning trades Libor Hájek, Brett Howden, Vladislav Namestnikov, 1st round pick (2018), 2nd round pick ( 2019) for JT Miller and Ryan McDonagh

NHL insider JP Peterson has praised the Tampa Bay Lightning for their dealings on and off the ice and their ability to re-sign Steven Stamkos for his entire career to date. The Lightning captain has been an integral part of the team and helped lead the Bolts to two Stanley Cup titles in the last three seasons.

“JP Peterson Show 1/19/23: Buc’s offseason plan & Steven Stamkos reach 500 goals” – The JP Peterson Show

In a recent episode of The JP Peterson Show, in response to Tampa’s ability to sign Steven Stamkos on a long-term basis, he said:

“Well of course he’s not going to stay with Lightning, he stayed with Lightning because he knew what this franchise was about, where it was going. re doing on the ice but off the ice, their business model.” A look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s season so far

Having reached the Stanley Cup Finals in each of the last three seasons (two wins), they once again appear to be a threat for a deep run in the playoffs. The Lightning currently sit third in the Atlantic Division with a 32-15 record behind the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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