MLS Soccer Could Be A Ball by No Author Listed (Commentary | Ottawa Citizen - September 18) When Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk speaks, people listen. That's because Mr. Melnyk has turned the Senators into a solid National Hockey League franchise.more details | go to article
New Soccer Stadium Part Of Ottawa MLS Bid by No Author Listed (Commentary | Ottawa Business Journal - September 12) Senators Sports and Entertainment owner Eugene Melnyk will announce details next week to build a new soccer stadium when he officially launches his bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Ottawa.more details | go to article
Ottawa Presents Expansion Bid To MLS by No Author Listed (Commentary | Major League Soccer - October 14) In the four weeks since Eugene Melnyk, owner of the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators and Senators Sports & Entertainment, launched his plan to bring a Major League Soccer team to Ottawa and pursue the construction of a world-class, soccer-first stadium, support has been received from the grassroots soccer community, soccer associations, general public and market surveys. On October 14, Melnyk and Senators Sports & Entertainment formally submitted their bid to MLS for an expansion franchise for Ottawa for the 2011 MLS season.more details | go to article
Three Canadian Cities Bid For MLS Teams by Don Campbell (Commentary | Vancouver Sun - October 15) Some of the potential suitors include an NBA superstar, an NFL franchise owner in the ninth- largest North American television market, two owners of legendary European soccer clubs and two Canadian cities with rich soccer traditions.more details | go to article
Senators Unveil Development Plans by No Author Listed (Commentary | Ottawa Business Journal - February 17) Eugene Melnyk and the Ottawa Senators announced their vision for a west-end recreation hub this past weekend, a plan including a Major League Soccer stadium, approximately one million square feet of office space and a host of retail and entertainment buildings.more details | go to article
Melnyk Makes Pitch For Soccer by Tim Wieclawski (Commentary | Metro Ottawa - March 11) Leveraging his success in turning a bankrupt Ottawa Senators team into one of the NHL’s most stable franchises, club owner Eugene Melnyk guaranteed that a professional soccer team with its own stadium in Kanata would be successful under his management.more details | go to article
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