Jeff Vinik has sold a majority interest of the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with his Vinik Sports Group, to a pair of Wall Street investors and their partners. Vinik, who has been widely praised for his philanthropy around Tampa Bay and willingness to spend freely to keep the Lightning atop the standings,

The owner of the city’s National Hockey League team has sold a portion of the team and plans to run it day-to-day for the next few years.

The Tampa Bay Lightning's chairman Jeff Vinik sold a portion of the team to a group including Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz.

Jeff Vinik sold a portion of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning to a group of investors led by Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz, both of Blue Owl Capital.

Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik has sold a portion of the hockey club to a new investment group but will retain full control for the next three years.

The sale of the Lightning comes just over a year after Vinik exited Strategic Property Partners, the developer of Water Street Tampa, by selling his share of the firm to Kirkland, Washington-based Cascade Investment LLC. Cascade is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' investment fund and was Vinik's partner from the inception of SPP in 2014.

Jeff Vinik has sold his controlling stake in the Lightning but will continue to lead the organization for the next three years, the team announced Thursday. Why it matters: The Lightning have been among the NHL's top franchises in Vinik's 14 years as owner, including back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.

Jeff Vinik says new owners Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz will maintain the team's winning legacy for "generations." Vinik will still run the show for three years and remain an active minority owner after that.

Jeff Vinik has sold his controlling stake in the Lightning but will continue to lead the organization for the next three years, the team announced Thursday. Why it matters: The Lightning have been among the NHL's top franchises in Vinik's 14 years as owner,

The NHL’s Board of Governors approved a partial sale of the Lightning from majority owner Jeff Vinik to a group of investors led by Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz.