 He was vice president of marketing and sales and a founding member of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL, the first NHL team in Florida.Donner created Fan Land, a fan interactive area in the Thunderdome Sports Complex which was the first of its kind in pro sports.Donner was AHL executive of the year in 1996 and was inducted into the United Soccer Leagues Hall of Fame in 2006, the Frontier Field Walk of Fame in 2014 and the Rochester Knighthawks Hall of Fame in 2014..