Hamilton Bulldogs renew lease at Copps

The team will maintain affiliation with the Montreal Canadiens

CBC News

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 9:32 AM ET

Last Updated: Mar 1, 2013 9:35 AM ET

 

Laval can wait. The Hamilton Bulldogs aren't going anywhere for a while.

The Hamilton Bulldogs announced Friday they signed a new three-year lease with Copps Coliseum. The team also has renewed its affiliation with the Montreal Canadiens, with an option to allow the team to remain in Hamilton for an additional two years.

There had been speculation that the Bulldogs might be on the move to Laval, Quebec. In November, Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson was in Laval to launch Place Bell, a $120-million sports complex that will include an arena. Place Bell is scheduled for completion in 2015.

Molson said the new arena will hold 10,000 spectators a game and be the home of a pro-level hockey team. But Molson stopped short of saying that team would be the Bulldogs.

The OHL's Erie Otters were rumored have interest in moving to Hamilton. In October, Paul Roper, media relations manager for the OHL franchise, told CBC Hamilton "we have zero plans for anything like that at all."

Bulldogs owner Michael Andlauer told CBC Hamilton he is frustrated by this whole process.

"My desire was to keep hockey in Hamilton despite all the rumors," he said.

The announcement comes on the first day Global Spectrum takes control of Copps.

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