Hollywood’s Ryan Reynolds Wants to be an NHL Owner

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Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds has played superheroes Deadpool and Green Lantern in the movies, and now he is trying to ride to the rescue of the Ottawa Senators.

Canadian Reynolds has negotiated a partnership with the Ontario land development group Remington Group for the purpose of submitting a bid to the NHL to buy the Ottawa Senators and build a new arena for the team.

News of the 46-year-old Reynolds and Remington joining forces was first revealed by Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

Reynolds announced his interest in being part of an ownership group last fall, but said he couldn’t do it alone. He attended a Senators game and was greeted warmly by the Senators fans.

He had previously gained notoriety in the sports world as the co-owner of the Welsh soccer team Wrexham. That team competes in a lower level of England’s league. However, the team has made a major marketing splash thanks to the involvement of Reynolds and the co-owner Rob McIlhenney. He’s also an actor.

They commissioned the Welcome to Wrexham series on Disney-plus and it created impressive ratings.

It’s no secret the NHL is intrigued about the visibility Reynolds could bring the Senators franchise and the league.

However, The Reynolds group isn’t necessarily the frontrunner to buy the team. Commissioner Gary Bettman said during NHL All-Star weekend 15 different groups have filed applications to purchase the team. That list includes billionaires with deeper pockets than Reynolds.

Bettman told bidders he wants the team to move downtown. The team currently plays in Kanata, Ontario, 16 miles from downtown.

Previous owner Eugene Melnyk died last year, leaving the team for his daughters, Anna, 23, and Olivia, 20, to inherit.

Bettman has indicated the league will cut the list of applicants to some finalists over the next several weeks.

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