Power Players: Vinik Sports Group

Andrew McIntyre

Senior Vice President, Expertise and Innovation, Vinik Sports activities Group

Throughout final season’s Stanley Cup Last, during which the Tampa Bay Lightning got here simply wanting profitable its third straight title, McIntyre helped pioneer a brand new means for followers to look at video games in a staff’s residence venue once they’re enjoying on the highway. Because the Lightning and Avalanche performed in Colorado, McIntyre directed the usage of the NHL’s puck and participant monitoring system from SMT to show a simulated digital model of the sport motion on the ice at Amalie Area — giving followers a purpose to flock to the venue regardless of the staff being hundreds of miles away. Beneath McIntyre, Amalie Area additionally has been one of some NHL arenas to supply WiFi connectivity with ProWire in order that in-stadium followers can pay attention via headphones to reside audio play-by-play and miked up on-ice sounds by way of the NHL cellular app.