NHL’s Ottawa Senators reach downtown arena deal with National Capital Commission
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It went down to the deadline, but the National Hockey League's Senators have an agreement to build a new arena in downtown Ottawa.
It went down to the deadline, but the National Hockey League’s Senators have an agreement to build a new arena in downtown Ottawa.
The Senators and the National Capital Commission announced an agreement at a joint press conference Friday that would see the Senators purchase a 10-acre plot at the downtown LeBreton Flats site for the development of a multi-purpose facility, including an NHL arena.
The team had entered a memorandum of understanding with the NCC to develop the downtown LeBreton Flats area, with a deadline of Friday to reach a deal.
The price tag for the agreement has not been revealed.
The Senators say they cleared a couple of hurdles by being granted the ability to purchase rather than lease the land and get more than the six acres initially offered by the NCC.
“It’s a great first step, but we’ve got a lot of work ahead of us here,” Senators president and chief executive officer Cyril Leeder said.
“It allows the heavy lifting to go forward now,” he added.
Leeder said there are a lot of next steps, including the design and costing of a new facility.
