The Ottawa Senators confirmed on Tuesday that Senators Sports & Entertainment will be making a bid to the National Capital Commission for a new arena at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, just west of Parliament Hill.

SSE - the group that operates the Senators - said earlier this month that it was "actively considering" whether to submit a proposal to the NCC to build an arena at LeBreton Flats. "We can also confirm that we have been approached by numerous well established private sector companies and community organizations who have expressed a strong desire to partner with us on developing a world-class proposal for the site," the group said at the time.

The Commission launched a request for qualifications to redevelop a 9.3 hectare site just south of the Canadian War Museum and has been seeking a main tenant. 

The Senators have played at the Canadian Tire Centre - in the west-end community of Kanata - since it opened as the Corel Centre back in 1996. Prior to that, the team played at the Civic Centre - shared with the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's - from 1993 to 1995.