Ryan Reynolds Part Of Group Trying To Buy NHL’s Ottawa Senators
deadline.comActor Ryan Reynolds is reported to be among those prepared to bid more than $1 billion US to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and the team’s home arena, Canadian Tire Centre.
The team and venue are up for sale from the estate of previous owner Eugene Melnyk, who died in March 2022, according to a report in the Ottawa Sun.
If the sale goes through at the reported level, it would make Ottawa the first NHL franchise to top a billion. New York-based banker Galatioto Sports Partners, hired by the Melnyk family to broker the sale, has set a May 15 deadline for final bids.
Competition for the team has been fierce, and at one point included Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks, who reportedly was the highest bidder in the first round, offering more than $900 million.
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