More Than Two Years After A Land Agreement There Still Is No New Ottawa Senators Arena [Video]

Michael Andlauer is still mulling over his options.

Michael Andlauer who has owned the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators franchise since last September still has not made the decision that will impact his business for decades. What should he do when it comes to deciding where the team should play? Andlauer has not yet warmed up to a plan for a new arena at the LeBreton Flats parcel that the former ownership group was pursuing. On June 23^rd, 2022, the Senators business received preferred bidder status from the National Capital Commission for the site located 10 minutes west of Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, the seat of the Canadian Government. Then Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk, just before his passing on March 28^th, 2022 signed off on an expression of interest to build a LeBreton Flats events center and a hotel.

During the bidding process for the Senators franchise, the NHL made it clear that the winner did not …