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.

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, according to Wayne Scanlan at Sportsnet, they managed to get things done.

Now the Senators are making tangible improvements to the organization off the ice. In a long-rumored move, the team announced that they and urban planning company the National Cap

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 Ottawa Senators and National Capital Commission (NCC) are holding a joint press conference at 1 p.m. this afternoon to provide an update on the Memorandum of Understanding between Capital Sports Development Inc (CSDI).

The Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission say they've reached an "agreement in principle" to bring a new NHL arena and major events centre to LeBreton Flats.

The Ottawa Senators have taken an important first step toward building an arena closer to the city’s core. The Senators and the National Capital Corporation reached a deal for the sale of land for purposes of constructing an arena at LeBreton Flats,