BSENS Relocating?

The Senators may be studying the possibility of bringing their American Hockey League affiliate closer to home.

While the Senators have an agreement to keep their AHL team in Binghamton through 2018-19 the talk in AHL circles is the club is investigating relocating the franchise to Yardman Arena in Bellevile for the 2017-18 campaign. It’s quite possible another NHL team could move its affiliate to Binghamton if the Senators are successful in negotiations with the city of Belleville and a potential buyer. This would make a lot of sense to the Ottawa Senators, the city of Belleville, and the City of Binghamton. The AHL is committed to keeping pro hockey in Bingo, problem is and this is where the Sens case come in, the BSens were the 8th worst team in attendance last year in the AHL, also the 10,000 seat Yardman arena would be a hot ticket to buy in Belleville, Though Binghamton is an excellent location for the Senators for their prospects, Belleville would be a strong as well because it’s located under three hours from Ottawa by car with no border to cross and hockey fans there receive TSN’s 50-plus regional broadcasts of the Senators. All in all it's a win win for the Senators, Binghamton, and Belleville. More to come.

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