Jeff Hunt Jeff Hunt is a Canadian businessman who currently owns the Ottawa 67 ' s hockey club of the Ontario Hockey League . He started a carpet - cleaning firm called Canway . His firm was in the Profit Magazine 100 seven times in the 1990s . Background Information . Jeff was born April 17th , 1964 in Labrador City , Labrador . His parents are Alexander and Dorothy Hunt . He is the eldest of two siblings , Alex and Sheryl Hunt . Throughout his childhood , Hunt moved around Newfoundland every couple of years due to his father being in the RCMP . He attended Memorial University for one year before relocating to Ottawa , Ontario at the age of 20 with his family . Here , Jeff commenced his carpet cleaning business . Hunt began production of his carpet cleaning business , which he called Canway , in 1984 . In the span of 13 years the business grew to over 250 locations in Canada and the US . Through this business he met his wife , Carol Hunt . They had two children , Kelsey and Jay Hunt . In 1998 , he sold his carpet cleaning business and bought the local hockey team , the Ottawa 67s . In 1997 , Hunt sold his business . It was in the following year that he bought the Ottawa 67s . OHL Hockey . In 1998 , he purchased the Ottawa 67s and has seen his attendance quintuple . When Jeff Hunt purchased the 67 ’ s , the teams previous owner had been spending just $ 25 , 000 a year on marketing costs . Hunt would spend that amount every week once he became its new owner . His goal with the 67s was to provide an NHL - calibre experience , from the game and the music to the concessions and promotions . His goal was to create a fan experience that appeals to the whole family and connect the team with the community . One of the highlights of his ownership was in 1999 , when he led the team ' s bid to host the 1999 Memorial Cup tournament . Despite that fact that in 1997 the tournament had been hosted across the river in Hull , Quebec , he was able to convince the Canadian Hockey League to host the event in the city of Ottawa and guarantee his team a berth in the tournament . The 67 ' s did not disappoint , as every game of the series was sold out at the 10 , 550 seat Ottawa Civic Centre . The 67 ’ s would go on to win the Memorial Cup . Hunt ’ s junior hockey career started off on a high note , and after a few rough seasons it wasn ’ t long until his team made it to the finals again . In 2001 , the 67s made it to the memorial cup held in Regina , Saskatchewan . They had tough luck in the round robin tournament , only winning one game , but Hunt traveled out to support his team despite their loss . The 67s succeeded once again in 2005 in making it to the Memorial Cup Finals in London , Ontario , while unfortunately meeting with a devastating loss to Rimouski Oceanic , captained at the time by Sidney Crosby . CFL Football . Jeff Hunt is a longtime fan of CFL football , he was a Rough Rider season ticket holder and has attended eight Grey Cups . In 2006 , Jeff Hunt was part of the Golden Gate Capital group that was regarded as the front - runner among three bids to land a CFL expansion franchise for Ottawa . But The group withdrew after a prominent group member was diagnosed with intestinal cancer . In September 2007 , Hunt confirmed that he was once again heading up a group of local investors to talk to the CFL about bringing the Canadian Football League back to Ottawa . Hunt wanted to take over Lansdowne Park , home of Frank Clair Stadium , and operate football , hockey and sports entertainment out of it . His objective was to renovate the stadium itself , and add luxury suites and state - of - the - art facilities . On March 25 , 2008 , Hunt was awarded an expansion franchise . The team is expected to play at Frank Clair Stadium if the stadium can be remodeled and had been conditionally awarded the right to host the 2014 Grey Cup game . A Can $ 7 million fee was reported to have been paid . After originally being announced to begin play in 2010 , its start date was pushed back to 2012 , then 2013 and now 2014 or 2015 , effectively placing the franchise firmly in development hell . Despite commencing the project for the new CFL team commenced in 2008 , the official court decision wasn ’ t made until September 2012 that granted Hunt and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group the official green light to begin construction . The partners faced years of appeals to the Ontario Court , which prevented them from being able to begin their vision . A local group caused these hindrances from the Glebe area of Ottawa , called the Friends of Lansdowne , who strongly opposed the new plan . Hunt purchased the rights to the Ottawa Rough Riders name from the Rough Riders ' last owner , Horn Chen . In order to install the Rough Riders name on his new team , Hunt would have to seek approval from the Saskatchewan Roughriders . Soccer . On top of bringing back CFL to Ottawa , Hunt and the rest of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group ’ s vision for the future is the addition of a soccer team in Ottawa . The team would enter into the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) along with fellow Canadian team Edmonton FC . Ottawa ’ s new soccer team will face teams from Puerto Rico , Tampa Bay and teams from all over North America . The name of the new expansion has not yet been decided . Ottawa ’ s soccer team is expected to enter in to the 2014 NASL season and will play at Frank Clair stadium . Lansdowne Redevelopment Plan . Hunt , along with partners Roger Greenberg , Bill Shenkman , John Ruddy , and John Pugh set out in 2006 to bid for the expansion of the CFL franchise as well as the redevelopment of Ottawa ’ s Lansdowne Park . The partners banded together to form the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment group . Their vision for the new Lansdowne Park includes a reconstructed state of the art football stadium , a soccer field to host their anticipated soccer team as well as a massive shopping center including various restaurants . The redevelopment plan also includes housing and condos for people to rent and buy directly on site . The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group met with various obstacles , namely the group under the name Friends of Lansdowne who tried numerous times to appeal to the court to have these plans halted . Despite various attempts from Friends of Lansdowne , the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed their allegations of procurement violations and granted Hunt and his partners permission for the $ 300 million dollar contract to rebuild the stadium . Construction on this project has begun and it is expected to be complete in the spring of 2014 . Successes . In Hunt ’ s 14 seasons with the team , he has been to the Memorial Cup Finals three times , won the eastern conference championship ( the Bobby Orr Trophy ) three times , and has been the east division champions ( Leyden trophy ) seven times . He worked 11 seasons with head coach and hockey legend Brian Kilrea . Hunt spoke at Kilrea ’ s retirement ceremony in 2009 and the two still remain good friends to this day . Under Hunt ’ s ownership , the team has seen several National Hockey League alumni including Brendan Bell , Logan Couture , Zenon Kanopka , and Brian Campbell , among others . Charity . Jeff Hunt is also the organizer of the Jeff Hunt Charity Golf Tournament . The tournament is in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute . 90 % of the tournament proceeds from the tournament are be donated to the Ottawa Heart Institute , while the remaining 10 % are donated to the Ottawa 67 ' s Foundation .