The NHL's Ottawa Senators have an agreement to build a new arena downtown in Canada's capital. The team and the National Capital Commission announced it at a news conference Friday to beat the deadline to make a deal.

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 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.

The Senators and the National Capital Commission announced an agreement that would see the team purchase a 10-acre plot at the downtown LeBreton Flats site for the development of a multipurpose facility,

With a deadline to reach a deal on a new home the Ottawa Senators fast approaching, the NHL franchise and the National Capital Commission (NCC) will make an announcement Friday afternoon about their plans to develop LeBreton Flats.

The Senators still have a long way to go but this is their biggest step yet toward getting a new downtown arena built.

The National Hockey League's Senators and the National Capital Commission have reached an agreement in principle to build a new arena in downtown Ottawa.