Jay Feaster enters his sixth year as the Executive Vice President & General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Under his guidance Tampa Bay has not only made their first postseason appearance since the 1996-97 season, but has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the previous three seasons. The Lightning enjoyed a storybook season under Feaster in 2003-04, winning a second consecutive Southeast Division title, capturing the top seed in the Eastern Conference and skating off with Lord Stanley’s Cup after a hard-fought seven game series against the Calgary Flames.

In recognition of his managerial moves and the stability he brought to the Lightning, Feaster was named the NHL Executive of the Year by The Sporting News in a vote of his peers following the 2003-04 regular season. Feaster had a busy off-season in 2006 as he traded for goaltender Marc Denis and signed free agents Filip Kuba, Luke Richardson, Doug Janik, Andy Delmore and Andreas Karlsson. Feaster has also been widely praised for bringing continuity and stability to a Lightning franchise that had been anything but stable prior to his ascension to the General Manager’s office. Feaster, a native of Williamstown, PA, was honored for his success during a summer of 2004 parade in his hometown as he brought the Stanley Cup home for all to see and touch. He has also served on the USA Hockey International Council where he worked directly with the chairman to help guide the activities of the International Council.

Feaster, named General Manager on February 10, 2002, joined the Lightning on October 20, 1998, from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. He spent three-plus seasons as Tampa Bay’s assistant general manager, overseeing all contractual, collective bargaining and NHL legal issues, as well as the organization’s scouting department and its minor league affiliates in Detroit (International Hockey League), Springfield (AHL), and Pensacola (East Coast Hockey League).