The Tampa Bay Lightning are making some changes in the control room, with a portion of the franchise being sold to a group of investors.

The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach would blow his whistle and Steven Stamkos — captain, franchise icon — was there to lead the group. This year represented a marked change. A team that had already seen an exodus of key players and personalities since winning the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 experienced the biggest of them all over the summer.

Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz, the co-heads of private credit behemoth Blue Owl Capital Inc., will be taking over the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team.

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.