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NHL Notebook: Senators secure land deal in LeBreton Flats for new arena
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Zach Laing
Aug 11, 2025, 18:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 11, 2025, 16:24 EDT
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From the outskirts to the heart of Ottawa, the Senators have taken a significant step forward in securing a new downtown arena.
The National Capital Commission (NCC) and Capital Sports Development Inc. announced Monday that they have signed an agreement to secure land parcels for the team at LeBreton Flats.
The Senators have been vying for a new hockey home for some time, with their current arena’s location located in Kanata, Ont., 28 kilometers from LeBreton Flats. To put it in Alberta terms, it would be like the Edmonton Oilers’ arena being in Fort Saskatchewan, or the Calgary Flames’ arena being near Cross Iron Mills Mall.
While the deal comes almost a year after the NCC and Senators signed a lease agreement, both sides expressed excitement at the next step moving forward.
“The promise of a major events centre will provide a lively and convenient attraction for residents and visitors,” Tobi Nussbaum, CEO of the NCC said in a release. “Inject new energy and excitement into the core of the Nation’s Capital and further catalyze the development of LeBreton Flats.”
“We are pleased to reach an agreement of purchase and sale with the NCC to take the next step in this process,” Cyril Leeder, president and CEO of the Senators said. “There are still many more hurdles to clear, and we look forward to working with the NCC and other stakeholders to achieve our shared vision of creating an event centre at LeBreton Flats.”
The next steps in the project will include “zoning, design and approvals, as well as decontamination of the land parcels to prepare for construction,” the NCC said in a statement.
The Senators have played out of the Canadian Tire Centre since 1996, having spent the prior four, their first in the NHL, out of the Ottawa Civic Centre, now known as TD Place Arena.

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Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the DFO DFS Report. He can be followed on Twitter, currently known as X, at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.

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