Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning
Cooper Still Coaches While Franchise Value Decays
Albatross Coach, Obstinate Owner Weigh on Tampa Bay Lightning Fortunes
2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning Immortalized

By Jim Bleyer Former hedge fund manager turned sports franchise owner Jeff Vinik continues to ply his trade in stocks: laughing ones. Vinik’s Tampa Bay Lightning, overwhelming 9-5 favorites at the outset of the recently-concluded National Hockey League playoffs, continue to be the butt of standup jokes and …
State Asks Vinik to Explain Non-Registration of Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment
Jeff Vinik Selling the Lightning—Unthinkable? Not So Fast
$300 Million+ Class Action Suit Filed against Beleaguered Vinik

By Jim Bleyer A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment that could conservatively could cost the Jeff Vinik-led company $300 million. The legal action alleges TBSE, owner of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Litigation …
Vinik Repeatedly Failed to Register his Corporation, Violating Florida Law
Jeff Vinik Owns Tampa Bay Times—in Case You Hadn’t Noticed

By Jim Bleyer Jeff Vinik, through Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment LLC, owns the major interest in the Tampa Bay Times, according to corporate records obtained by Tampa Bay Beat from Bloomberg, the world’s primary distributor of financial data. It accounts for the Times’ sheer, unfettered promotion …
The Definition of Insanity: Vinik and BriseBois

By Jim Bleyer Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik doubled down on retaining Jon Cooper, his underachieving head coach. The former hedge fund manager and would-be developer supported Cooper in the wake of the most historic collapse in the history of North American professional sports. The Lightning, …