Hockey fans in Quebec City are excited to see the Ottawa Senators play pre-season games there in September and repeated their wishes for an NHL team of their own.

It was supposed to be a relatively quiet start to the week for the Ottawa Senators, and they had certainly earned it. The Senators are in third place in the Atlantic Division and finally had a day off after playing 10 games in 16 days.

At a press conference, Andlauer revealed plans for the Senators to play two pre-season games in Quebec City this September. Initially harmless, his follow-up comments raised eyebrows when he expressed openness to also playing regular-season games there — setting off alarm bells for Ottawa’s loyal fan base.

Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch is reporting that the Ottawa Senators will play two exhibition games at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City as part of their training camp this upcoming fall.

The Senators will play two preseason games this fall at Quebec City's Videotron Centre, a rink built to attract an NHL franchise someday.

Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer believes Quebec City should get an NHL team. It just won't be the one he owns."Quebec deserves, in my opinion, an NHL team, but that will not be on my file," Andlauer said,

The Ottawa Senators will spend part of their training camp in Quebec City and also play two preseason games there next season, the team announced Monday. The Senators will face the New Jersey Devils on Sept.

The Ottawa Senators announced pre-season games in Quebec City, but a Nordiques-Senators jersey and the vision of regular-season games in Quebec caused concerns the team later addressed.