Business Never Sleeps - Latest on Ottawa Senators' Ownership & Future Plans

With yesterday's news of Eugene Melnyk's passing, a whirlwind of emotion & shock has gripped the hockey world. Whenever a member of the hockey fraternity passes, a collective feeling of grief simultaneously crashes over the game. Although this is tragic news, life does move on.

Melnyk's passing has created a vacancy atop the Ottawa Senators' organization; this leaves the question, who will take over ownership over the club? TSN's Shawn Simpson has the scoop:

With this news, it is important to understand the current state of the Ottawa Senators. Aside from their on-ice shortcomings, which are well-documented, the team has had a difficulty filling the stands; gate-driven revenue accounts for a gigantic proportion of NHL club revenues. The idea with the LeBreton project is to move the team's arena to downtown Ottawa & out of its current home in Kanata. Here's more on the LeBreton project:

https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/garrioch-it-would-make-sense-for-eugene-melnyk-to-bid-on-lebreton-again?fbclid=IwAR3-kbKfI6HE80WcZpbbIJMEHvfPpaXgJ0SP98jcurskH9diagVtAwDnjtc

This is a developing story, and MarkerZone.com has the latest.

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