The Ottawa Senators sale saga may soon be coming to an end.
Elliotte Friedman, a reporter for the Sportsnet network, said Friday that he wouldn’t be surprised if an announcement were made as soon as Saturday.
This would allow National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman to answer questions about it during his annual pre-Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals press conference.
We still don’t know the identity of the group of buyers that the team from the Canadian capital will acquire.
Toronto billionaire Steve Apostopolous and Montreal Canadiens minority owner Michael Andlauer both head a surviving consortium.
Californian Neko Sparks, who is banking on collaborating with popular singer The Weeknd, is also interested, according to the latest news.
Finally, the brothers Jeffrey and Michael Kimel and their partner Snoop Dogg also want to acquire the “Sens”.
According to Friedman financial sources, it is not impossible that the Ottawa club will be sold for more than $1 billion.
Remember, the Senators have been on sale since November 2022, a few months after Eugene Melnyk’s death.
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