Koules

Troubles came to a head when Bettman called Koules, Barrie and Lawton in for a June 23 meeting on the owners 'power struggle.

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During parts of the 2008–09 season, the first under Koules and Barrie, the team essentially had a three-headed monster calling the shots: Barrie, Koules, and the actual GM, Brian Lawton, all of whom were often pulling in three different directions.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

After a year filled with on-ice turmoil and behind-the-scenes, headline-grabbing drama arising mainly out of infighting between co-owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie, calmer waters were expected once the feuding partners were forced to a truce during the summer of 2009.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

During parts of the 2008–09 season, the first under Koules and Barrie, the team essentially had a three-headed monster calling the shots: Barrie, Koules, and the actual GM, Brian Lawton, all of whom were often pulling in three different directions.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

During parts of the 2008–09 season, the first under Koules and Barrie, the team essentially had a three-headed monster calling the shots: Barrie, Koules, and the actual GM, Brian Lawton, all of whom were often pulling in three different directions.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

After a year filled with on-ice turmoil and behind-the-scenes, headline-grabbing drama arising mainly out of infighting between co-owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie, calmer waters were expected once the feuding partners were forced to a truce during the summer of 2009.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

Forecast: It's too early to know whether Koules and Barrie will be good long-term owners, but the Lightning were the NHL's most aggressive team this summer.

Southeast preview: Capitals on the march after last season's finish 2008

Tampa Bay owner Oren Koules, who also took part in the pregame session with fans, said he spent one night during a recent road trip to Canada in the NHL's replay room in Toronto.

USATODAY.com 2008

Story line: When Oren Koules and Len Barrie led a group to purchase the Lightning, they improved their team more quickly than any new owner since Bruce McNall took over the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 and traded for Wayne Gretzky.

Southeast preview: Capitals on the march after last season's finish 2008

After a year filled with on-ice turmoil and behind-the-scenes, headline-grabbing drama arising mainly out of infighting between co-owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie, calmer waters were expected once the feuding partners were forced to a truce during the summer of 2009.

Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010