Change is nothing new to those of us here in Hockey Paradise. Over the years, the home of our beloved Tampa Bay Lightning has undergone many changes, and from the looks of things, there are more changes on the horizon.

Tampa Bay Lightning Chairman and Governor Jeff Vinik announced today via the official Tampa Bay Lightning website that Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment, LLC has entered into a partnership agreement with Amalie Oil Company which will see the name of the arena changed from the Tampa Bay Times Forum to Amalie Arena.

We don’t know about you, but wasn’t it just a few years ago that we went down this road when the name on the building was changed from the St. Pete Times Forum to the Tampa Bay Times Forum? Granted, that was for a completely different reason, but still.

According to the report, the partnership comes from a mutual interest in the community and making Tampa Bay a better place to live and play.

“Like Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment, the Barkett family and Amalie Oil are heavily vested in our community, providing jobs and stimulating economic activity.” Vinik said in a statement. “The brothers share our vision and values and we look forward to a long and healthy partnership working together to achieve business and community objectives.”

Now, while the Tampa Bay Times name may be leaving the side of the building and all printed works, they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. In the report, it is stated that the Tampa Bay Times will still remain a major partner with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Tampa Bay Storm, and the Amalie Arena. The Times will still be the exclusive print partner of the organization.

We don’t know about you, but it may take a little bit for us to start referring to the Forum as the Amalie Arena. Not because we don’t like the name, but because old habits die hard. We can still remember how long it took to start calling it the St. Pete Times Forum when the name was changed from the Ice Palace.

What do you think of the organization’s new partnership with Amalie Oil? How do you feel about the new name of the former Tampa Bay Times Forum? Let us know what you think in the comments below.