The Ottawa Senators announced Monday that team owner, governor and chief executive officer Eugene Melnyk will purchase the American Hockey League franchise currently reisiding in Binghamton, N.Y., and will move it to Belleville, Ont., for the start of the 2017-18 AHL season.The sale and relocation are subject to approval by the American Hockey League Board of Governors.The Ottawa Senators and the City of Belleville have also agreed on an eight-year agreement to welcome the newly minted Belleville Senators to the city.In order to properly accommodate a new professional AHL team, the City of Belleville will immediately undertake more than $18.5 million in important renovations to modernize Belleville's Yardmen Arena and prepare it for professional hockey for the first time in the city's history. (more...)
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