Here's the story link: Sources: CFL quietly confident about making yet another return to Ottawa
The CFL is quietly optimistic it will soon be returning to Ottawa, according to sources.
Two sources said Wednesday that the CFL continues to negotiate with an Ottawa group headed up by Jeff Hunt, the owner of the OHL's Ottawa 67s. Neither source would confirm a report in a national newspaper on Wednesday that a deal to award Hunt's group a conditional expansion franchise for 2010 was close, but each agreed that talks have progressed very well since Hunt confirmed in September he was heading up a group of local investors that was interested in a CFL expansion franchise.
Hunt's group also includes three high-profile Ottawa businessmen: Roger Greenberg, chairman and CEO of Minto Developments: John Ruddy, the president of Trinity Development Group; and William Shenkman, chairman of Shenkman Corp., another local property development company.
Hunt didn't immediately return a telephone message Wednesday.
CFL spokesman Jamie Dykstra said the league had no comment on the nature of its negotiations with the Ottawa group.
This marks Hunt's second attempt to land a CFL franchise for Ottawa. Last year, Hunt was part of the Golden Gate Capital group that was regarded as the front-runner among three bids to land a CFL expansion franchise for Ottawa.
It going to be great if this comes to pass.. Cause, IMO the they need a team in the Nations Capitol as well as another further out East....
The CFL is quietly optimistic it will soon be returning to Ottawa, according to sources.
Two sources said Wednesday that the CFL continues to negotiate with an Ottawa group headed up by Jeff Hunt, the owner of the OHL's Ottawa 67s. Neither source would confirm a report in a national newspaper on Wednesday that a deal to award Hunt's group a conditional expansion franchise for 2010 was close, but each agreed that talks have progressed very well since Hunt confirmed in September he was heading up a group of local investors that was interested in a CFL expansion franchise.
Hunt's group also includes three high-profile Ottawa businessmen: Roger Greenberg, chairman and CEO of Minto Developments: John Ruddy, the president of Trinity Development Group; and William Shenkman, chairman of Shenkman Corp., another local property development company.
Hunt didn't immediately return a telephone message Wednesday.
CFL spokesman Jamie Dykstra said the league had no comment on the nature of its negotiations with the Ottawa group.
This marks Hunt's second attempt to land a CFL franchise for Ottawa. Last year, Hunt was part of the Golden Gate Capital group that was regarded as the front-runner among three bids to land a CFL expansion franchise for Ottawa.
It going to be great if this comes to pass.. Cause, IMO the they need a team in the Nations Capitol as well as another further out East....
