Since being hired away from the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL five years ago, Tod Leiweke has had a major hand in nearly every major off-ice development the Tampa Bay Lightning have undergone.
When Tod Leiweke was hired to be the CEO and minority owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, we already knew he would be a perfect fit.
In seven years with Paul Allen's group running the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Seattle Sounders FC, Leiweke established Seattle as a premier city for sports fandom. The Seahawks have the now-infamous "12th man" at their home games, and a "12th man" sensibility permeated through all of the teams Leiweke oversaw while working for Vulcan Sports and Entertainment.