on september 3, 2014, tampa bay lightning owner jeff vinik announced that the arena would be renamed amalie arena after they came to an agreement with amalie oil company, an oil company based in tampa. other entertainment events occasionally held in the arena include concerts, nba games, usf basketball and ncaa tournament games, tennis, professional wrestling, boxing, figure skating, and rodeos (as well as stand-alone bull riding events; the arena has hosted an event by the pbr's premier tour, the bud light cup (renamed built ford tough series in 2003), annually since 1998.)