Snoop Dogg is the latest big name-bidder “in an aggressive pursuit” of purchasing the Ottawa Senators.
The rapper confirmed via an Instagram post on Monday, that he was “looking forward” to being part of a bid by Los-Angeles film producer and businessman Neko Sparks, who would be the first Black owner of an NHL team.
“Amazing what @neko_sparks is trying to do in Ottawa & I’m looking forward to being apart of that ownership team. I WANNA BRING HOCKEY TO OUR COMMUNITY,” Snoop Dogg captioned the post.
Last week, Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds was linked to a $1 billion bid  for the Senators, co-led by real estate mogul Christopher Bratty.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon back in November, the Deadpool actor confirmed his interest.
“I love Ottawa. I grew up in Vancouver which has my heart always but also grew up in Ottawa. I spent a long time in Vanier which is a little town,” he said during the appearance. Â “Children are eased out of the womb in ice skates in Canada. NHL ready by the time they’re four.”
The Deadpool actor joked, “If that doesn’t work out I’ll buy a US senator which anyone can afford.”
Reynolds is no stranger to the sporting world. Â In 2o2o he purchased Welsh soccer club, Wrrexham along with writer and producer Rob McElhenney for a cool $2.5 million.
Founded in 1883, the Ottawa Senators have been up for sale since the death of Canadian businessman Eugene Melnyk in March of 2022.
According to a report by The Athletic, the Sparks group is “not intimidated by the notion of the final sale price for the NHL franchise eclipsing $1 billion,” however it is not known how much Snoop Dogg would be investing in the venture.
In a recent valuation by Forbes, the Senators were listed at $800 million, ranking them 24th out of the NHL’s 30 teams.