Editing Ottawa Senators (section)

===Death of owner Eugene Melnyk and sale===
Owner Eugene Melnyk died in March 2022 due to an unspecified illness.<ref>{{cite press release |title=A Message from the family of Eugene Melnyk and the Ottawa Senators |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/eugene-melnyk/c-332374066 |website=senators.nhl.com |date=March 28, 2022 |accessdate=April 6, 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406091020/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/eugene-melnyk/c-332374066 |url-status=live}}</ref> In statements in recent years, Melnyk had said that he planned to leave the team to his two daughters Olivia and Anna when he had been asked if he intended to sell the team. However, there had been speculation about ownership changes.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.tsn.ca/video/garrioch-eugene-melnyk-saved-the-senators~2405061 |title=Garrioch: Eugene Melnyk saved the Senators |website=tsn.ca |accessdate=April 6, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407091630/https://www.tsn.ca/video/garrioch-eugene-melnyk-saved-the-senators~2405061 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team added an 'EM' patch on the jersey for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news |website=ctvnews.ca |title=Ottawa Senators honour late owner with special jersey patch |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-senators-honour-late-owner-with-special-jersey-patch-1.5845747 |first=Ted |last=Raymond |date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410142511/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-senators-honour-late-owner-with-special-jersey-patch-1.5845747 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, the team engaged a New York City investment banker to facilitate a sale of the team.<ref>{{cite web |website=msn.com |first=Bruce |last=Garrioch |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/garrioch-the-ottawa-senators-are-going-up-for-sale/ar-AA13C7Yz |title=GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators are going up for sale |date=November 2, 2022 |accessdate=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101221417/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/garrioch-the-ottawa-senators-are-going-up-for-sale/ar-AA13C7Yz |url-status=live}}</ref> The Senators confirmed the planned sale in a press release on November 5, with a condition of sale being that the team remain in Ottawa.<ref>{{cite press release |website=nhl.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/statement-from-senators-sports--entertainment/c-337203674 |title=Statement from Senators Sports & Entertainment |author=Senators Communications |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106165013/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/statement-from-senators-sports--entertainment/c-337203674 |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 13, 2023, the Senators announced that a purchase agreement had been signed with a group of investors headed by [[Michael Andlauer]], a Toronto businessman and part-owner of the Montreal Canadiens.<ref>{{cite press release|website=nhl.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-enters-into-purchase-agreement-with-michael-andlauer/c-344846748 |title=Senators enter into purchase agreement with Andlauer |date=June 13, 2023 |accessdate=June 13, 2023}}</ref> Andlauer became majority owner along with his partners, Eugene Melnyk's daughters, and a group of Canadian businessmen on September 21, 2023.<ref name="Michael Andlauer is the new owner of the Ottawa Senators">{{cite news |first=Bruce |last=Garrioch |date=September 21, 2023 |work=National Post |accessdate=September 21, 2023 |title=Garrioch: It's official! Michael Andlauer is the new owner of the Ottawa Senators |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/garrioch-its-official-michael-andlauer-is-the-new-owner-of-the-ottawa-senators}}</ref>