The Senators still have a long way to go but this is their biggest step yet toward getting a new downtown arena built.

The Senators and the National Capital Commission announced an agreement that would see the team purchase a 10-acre plot at the downtown LeBreton Flats site for the development of a multi-purpose facility,

The NHL's Ottawa Senators have an agreement to build a new arena downtown in Canada's capital. The team and the National Capital Commission announced it at a news conference Friday to beat the deadline to make a deal.

The Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission (NCC) have reached an agreement in principle regarding the sale of a 10-acre parcel of land in Ottawa on Friday, the next step toward building a new downtown arena for the team in the LeBreton Flats district.

LeBreton Flats is soon expected to be the site of a new arena to house the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators. Before it was considered a hockey hotspot, the land at the heart of downtown Ottawa had a much more complicated history.

The Ottawa Senators reportedly have a deal with the National Capital Commission (NCC) to build a new NHL arena – technically an events centre – at LeBreton Flats. Today was the deadline for the two sides to agree on a deal and,

With a deadline to reach a deal on a new home the Ottawa Senators fast approaching, the NHL franchise and the National Capital Commission (NCC) will make an announcement Friday afternoon about their plans to develop LeBreton Flats.

The National Hockey League's Senators and the National Capital Commission have reached an agreement in principle to build a new arena in downtown Ottawa.