Tod Leiweke resigned as CEO of Paul Allen?s Vulcan Sports and Entertainment on Monday, leaving the arm that oversees ownership of the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Sounders FC just days before the Seahawks begin training camp, as reported by the Associated Press. Leiweke is leaving the Pacific Northwest after seven years, jumping at the opportunity to become a part-owner and oversee the daily operations of the NHL?s Tampa Bay Lightning. For the 50-year-old executive, the chance to return to hockey and have a stake in the franchise outweighed his current position overseeing three organizations under one umbrella.

The NHLPA has filed a grievance over the league?s rejection of the contract between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Devils, according to an Associated Press report. The league rejected the landmark 17-year, $102M contract last week, saying the longest deal in league history violated its salary cap. The union disputed that belief in its grievance Monday.

The Predators have a deal to buy the 26 percent stake in the team held by the bankrupt estate of a California financier jailed for fraud, according to an Associated Press report. The team?s owners announced Wednesday a signed agreement with a federal trustee to buy the shares of William ?Boots? Del Biaggio III. The owners will pay only $15.2M for his shares, which are valued at $25M but are tied up in bankruptcy court. The deal is expected to be approved by the court and the NHL in August.