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Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik To Take Control Of AFL Tampa Bay Storm

The AFL Tampa Bay Storm today are expected to announce that Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik is set to take ownership of the team, assuming control from an ownership group that "relaunched the team in 2010 after the original Storm were victims of a leaguewide bankruptcy" (TAMPABAY.com, 1/12). The Storm, like the Lightning, play home games at St. Pete Times Forum, and the AFL team already "has a marketing agreement" with the NHL club (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 1/13).

This marks the "fourth time since the 2007 season" that the team is changing ownership. Lightning CEO Tod Leiweke, AFL Commissioner Jerry Kurz and Storm coach & GM Tim Marcum are expected to be present at today's press conference (BAYNEWS9.com, 1/12).

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