Ownership Rumours

Ownership change rumours have been an ongoing saga for the Ottawa Senators for years.

One of the first signs of ownership came from a Sens Chirp tweet on November 26, 2017.

Since then, there have been a pretty steady stream of ownership change rumours that have yet to manifest.

Robert Kraft
On October 5, 2019 a screenshot of a snapchat alleged to have been from Kathryn Kraft, the granddaughter of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, surfaced online from Twitter user @SensDiehardz. The photo showed a picture of an empty Canadian Tire Centre along with a money bag emoji, a handshake emoji, and a shh emoji. The photo went viral with many outlets picking up the rumour.

In the end, it turned out that Robert Kraft did not have a granddaughter named Kathryn and that Robert Kraft was not buying the team.

Nelson Peltz
In the early 2000's, with the team heavily in debt and eventually entering bankruptcy protection, Brooklyn-born billionaire Nelson Peltz was reported to be investing in the Senators, becoming a partner with the owner Rod Bryden. At the time, Peltz owned Arby's and had previously owned Snapple. Peltz pulled out of the deal and the team was sold to Eugene Melnyk in 2003. Nelson Peltz's son Brad was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL draft. He played 13 games in the ECHL.