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Leonard G. Barrie (born June 4, 1969 in Kimberley, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 184 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers. He is a former co-owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is currently the president of the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League.Barrie was a real estate & resort developer in the Victoria BC area. At one time he was the major partner in the Bear Mountain Resort development in Langford municipality. Bear Mountain includes the Bear Mountain Westin Hotel, golf course, and housing (single family homes and condominiums). The apparent success of the Bear Mountain venture prompted the NHL board of governors, on June 18, 2008, to approve the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to an investment group which included Len Barrie and movie producer Oren Koules.It was alleged that Barrie and Koules began to disagree on team management issues, that were believed to include NHL superstar Vincent Lecavalier being traded. This became such a problem that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had to intervene and have a meeting with the two owners. Both were given the opportunity to buy the other out. Neither exercised that option and the team was later sold to Jeff Vinik, a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox.The development of Bear Mountain resort has been criticized for damaging sensitive ecosystems and historic native sites. Currently, the Bear Mountain resort is under court protection from creditors.January 19, 2012 (Times-Colonist Newspaper) - The Bellagio hotel and casino have filed a claim against Len Barrie seeking more than $2 million US.January 20, 2012 (Globe & Mail) - The results of an RCMP investigation into Len Barrie's financial dealings with his former Bear Mountain golf resort and real-estate development were recently turned over to the B.C. Attorney-General's office for prosecution.January 27, 2012 (Globe & Mail) - Len Barrie gets the boot from his mansion. HSBC Bank of Canada was forced to get a court order to evict Barrie and his family from their Langford home.January 27, 2012 (Times-Colonist Newspaper) - A British Columbia court has ordered ex-Bear Mountain CEO, Len Barrie, to turn over his home and property to HSBC Bank of Canada.The handover marked the end of court action HSBC started in the summer of 2010 after the bank called in loans when payments were not made.January 30, 2012 (CIVI-DT - CTV) - Len Barrie has moved into a waterfront home in Youbou, located on Lake Cowichan (south-central Vancouver Island) CTV news reported that the home on Lake Cowichan was also in foreclosure.His son, Tyson, currently (as of January 21st, 2014) plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.