According to Ottawa Sunthe sale of the Ottawa Senators would be unofficially completed by Friday for the staggering sum of one billion US dollars.
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It was journalist Bruce Garrioch who reported the information. In recent months, he has leaked privileged information in the file several times.
The Melnyk family is currently considering an offer to buy Toronto billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos. The latter was also recently involved in a price auction for the purchase of the Washington Commanders, in the NFL, but his offer was not accepted.
According to Ottawa Sunother purchase offers for the Senators would also be under consideration and the envelopes would vary between 850 and 950 million.
Before being official, any transaction must be approved by the NHL’s executive committee. The next scheduled meeting is June 7.
A memory
If Apostolopoulos’ offer is accepted, it will be the largest amount invested for the purchase of a team in the history of the NHL. In December 2021, the Pittsburgh Penguins were sold to Fenway Sports Group for 900 million.
In December 2018, Seattle secured an expansion team for 650 million.
Michael Andlauer, who is part of the group of owners of the Canadian, would also always be in line with his purchase offer.
The other group still in contention would be formed by brothers Jeffrey and Michael Kimel, who added singer The Weeknd as a partner.
2023-05-30 14:00:48
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