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 Senators and the NCC had until Friday's deadline to reach a deal before their memorandum of understanding expired.

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.

I’m sure some people will be upset to learn that the Ottawa Senators are going to pack up their tent in Kanata and move to LeBreton Flats. I’m not one of them. I’ve always favoured a downtown arena, well before the tumbleweeds took over Ottawa’s core four years ago.

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 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.

Senators president Cyril Leeder and NCC chief executive officer Tobi Nussbaum confirmed the agreement Friday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Centre.

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

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,