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Ottawa Senators goalie Alex Old (35) stops Patrick Hornqvist of the Nashville Predators, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, February 9, 2012.
Fred Chartrand
The National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators have found a new owner.
Toronto-based billionaire Michael Endlauer has agreed to acquire the Senators, setting a record for the highest price paid for an NHL team, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The value of the deal is said to be close to one billion dollars. Athlete I mentioned earlier.
Andlauer is already the minority owner of the Montreal Canadiens and has been called out in reports as the interested bidder for the Senators for months. As part of the Senators’ deal, Andlauer will have to sell its stake in the Canadiens, the athlete mentioned.
Business man too chief executive officer ATS Healthcare Group which he founded in 1991.
The team was put up for sale last year after its previous owner, Eugene Melnyk, He died At 62. Melnyk has owned the Senators since 2003, when he bought the team for $92 million.
Galaciotto Sports Partners He led the sale on behalf of the Melnyk family.
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