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The Lightning's success under Vinik has coincided with the emergence of a development company, Strategic Property Partners (SPP), LLC and its plan to develop approximately 60 acres in downtown Tampa's south core into a new district entitled 'Water Street Tampa'.

He pledged another $10-million to continue the Hero program in the summer of 2021. Through the 2020-21 season, more than $23 million has been donated through the Community Heroes program to more than 750 local non-profits. Additionally, under the umbrellas of the Vinik Family Foundation and the Lightning Foundation, Jeff and his wife Penny have invested nearly $40 million in Tampa Bay area charities through a variety of programs and donations, the most notable being the Lightning Community Heroes program, in which $50,000 is donated to worthy individuals and their non-profits of choice at each Bolts home game. In executing his plan to bring a world class franchise to life in Tampa Bay, Vinik has invested more than $100 million in private funding into the publicly owned AMALIE Arena to create a guest-first facility recognized as one of the finest in the NHL. Vinik now sits as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Hockey League's Board of Governors. The Lightning enjoyed 234-consecutive sellout crowds at AMALIE Arena from 2015-2020, a streak that was halted only by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1 team in professional sports in the media giant's Ultimate Standings (also ranking in the Top 10 in six of seven years), as well as by the Sports Business Journal as one of five finalists for Sports Team of the Year in 20. Off the ice, the Lightning brand has been completely revitalized and transformed, having been lauded by both ESPN as the No. Vinik and his franchise became Stanley Cup Champions on Septemwhen the Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars in six games after spending 65 days in the pandemic-induced NHL 'Bubble.' The Lightning repeated the feat, becoming just the second team since the turn of the century to go back-to-back, after downing the Montreal Canadiens in five games to capture a second-straight Stanley Cup on July 7, 2021.Īs Vinik enters his 12th year of ownership, the Lightning are recognized nationally as one of the top organizations in North American sports, having appeared in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference Final/Stanley Cup Semifinal six times (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 & 2021), advancing to the Stanley Cup Final three times (2015, 2020 & 2021), winning hockey's ultimate prize in 20. Upon acquiring the Lightning, Vinik vowed to make the organization 'world-class,' creating an unrivaled fan experience while putting together a team of which Tampa Bay sports fans would be proud, on and off the ice.

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