Senators confident outdoor game will happen

After their proposal to host an outdoor game at Parliament Hill was denied, the Ottawa Senators moved on to the possibility of a game held at TD Place Stadium, home of the CFL's Redblacks.

Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has continued discussions about an outdoor game and met with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, the operator of the stadium, on Friday.

According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen, Melnyk is "confident" the two sides will reach an agreement to host an outdoor game.

"The fact it's not on Parliament Hill, I'm still scratching my head, but it is what it is," Melnyk told Garrioch. "It could have been a three-hour infomercial globally on Parliament Hill but we'll do our best. I think we can do a lot of fun things at TD Place and try to make it very, very unique experience."

Ottawa hopes to host the game as part of the city's 100-year celebration in December 2017, which also marks the centennial anniversary of the first NHL game played in the city by the original franchise, and 25 years since the Senators rejoined the NHL as an expansion team in 1992.

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