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Lightning sale Q & A
Who says you can't keep a secret anymore? The sale of the Lightning, the St. Pete Times Forum lease and some surrounding property was a clandestine undertaking that was so far off the radar, the word is some Lightning officials in Tampa did not know until Monday. Here is what we know (and don't know) heading into an 11 a.m. news conference. ... Read more
Ex-Lightning star not an investor
It has been more than a week since would-be Lightning owners Doug MacLean, Jeff Sherrin and Oren Koules said their group could have up to seven other investors. While the names remain secret, ex-Tampa Bay star Dino Ciccarelli, a friend of MacLean’s, is not on board. Ciccarelli said he wasn’t asked but sounded as if he wished he were. “I’m going to have to call Dougie and bust his chops about that,’’ said Ciccarelli, co-owner of the Sarnia Sting, a junior team. “I’d like to have heard what he had to say.’’
-- Damian Cristodero, Times staff writer
Lightning sale hinges on one more vote
The proposed sale of the Lightning faces another hurdle today as the NHL’s board of governors votes in New York on the transfer of ownership to OK Hockey from Palace Sports & Entertainment.
A three-fourths vote (23 of 30 teams) is needed for approval, which is expected, pending the closing of the $200-million deal for the team, the St. Pete Times Forum lease and 51/2 nearby acres. ... Read more
Summer on the ice
Sean Miles, 8, from Sarasota, gets some advice from Lightning owner Oren Koules at the team's Summer Hockey Camp at the Brandon Ice Sports Forum.
The Lightning Summer Camp has about 250 kids, ages 4-15. The team also offers a holiday hockey camp in December. ... Read more
Son helps former Lightning executive find new job
When Ben Gullett saw a businessman carrying a sign in Tampa that said he was looking for work, he got an idea to help his own father’s job prospects. The son of a Tampa Bay Lightning marketing director knew his father was in danger of being laid off. So he set to work on a video that boasted his dad’s qualities just in case. ... Read more
Len Barrie, it appears, repays $3 million loan to Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner Oren Koules
Was another benchmark reached in the ongoing feud between Lightning co-owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie? It seems so. Barrie on Friday cryptically indicated he has repaid a $3 million loan to Koules. “The process is moving forward on the commitments that have been agreed to by the NHL, myself and Oren,” Barrie said. ... Read more
Tampa Bay Lightning's Oren Koules confirms he received payment from his co-owner Len Barrie
Remember that $3 million personal loan Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner Len Barrie owed Oren Koules? Barrie last week cryptically indicated he had made the payment that was due Monday. But there was no confirmation from Koules until Wednesday. Asked if he received the money, Koules texted back, "Yes."
The money was payback for a cash call last season that Barrie missed and Koules covered. ... Read more
Report says development owned by Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner Len Barrie is being investigated
The finances of a massive spa and housing development owned principally by Lightning co-owner Len Barrie apparently are being investigated by the Canada Revenue Agency, Canada’s equivalent of the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Canadian newspaper report. ... Read more
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