The Vancouver Overwatch League expansion franchise has partnered with Luminosity Gaming to assist with team operations.

Luminosity fielded an Overwatch team before the creation of the Overwatch League .

The Vancouver team is owned by the Aquilini Group, owner of the Vancouver Canucks.

The Aquilini Group, owner of the Vancouver expansion franchise of the Overwatch League (OWL), has added Canadian esports organization Luminosity Gaming as its operations partner. According to the announcement, Luminosity will help the team “implement our strategy surrounding player acquisition, key staffing, day-to-day operations, marketing, and more”.

The Aquilini Group owns professional hockey team Vancouver Canucks as well as the organization’s home stadium, Rogers Arena. The investment group is one of eight expansion team owners entering the league in 2019—the reported price of these slots was between $30M-$60M.

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Luminosity currently fields teams in Fortnite , H1Z1, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Call of Duty , and Smite . The organization was also active in Overwatch prior to the creation of the Overwatch League. Multiple former Luminosity players, including popular streamer Brandon “Seagull” Larned, participated in the league’s first season.

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Several first-time esports ownership groups have partnered with veteran esports organizations to assist with operations. The Los Angeles Gladiators , owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, is managed by Sentinels (formerly known as Phoenix1), and the Toronto Overwatch League expansion team will have its day-to-day operations overseen by Splyce. In other esports, NBA 2K League team Jazz Gaming partnered with Utah-based Spacstation Gaming, while Splyce has been educating and providing resources to the Boston Celtics for its esports endeavours.