Is Ryan Reynolds About to Buy a Hockey Team?

In 2021, Ryan Reynolds became co-owner of the Welsh soccer team, Wrexham AFC. And in 2022, the Deadpool star is making a vow that he’ll be a part of the club for the rest of his life. However, Reynolds also might be eyeing another sports team.

Reynolds and co-chairman Rob McElhenney were recently honored with the prestigious Dragon Award for promoting Wales and the Welsh language. And following that honor, Reynolds, 46, confessed that he’s floored by how much the nation has embraced McElhenney and himself.

“This isn’t hyperbole when I say it has been the great privilege of my life to be a part of this incredible project and something that I’m quite sure I’ll be a part of until the day I finally close my eyes to this weird, dumb show,” Reynolds says in an interview with Metro.

“I’ve enjoyed every second of it. Not just the football club, but the community of Wrexham, the way they’ve embraced Rob and me,” he continues. “It certainly was an unorthodox kind of proposition when we came in. But putting community first … we didn’t really necessarily come in with that ethos.”

“They taught us that when we looked at the community. And so it’s been a really beautiful experience, top to bottom. Win or lose. We just adore every aspect of this community and this club.” Reynolds also notes.

“We are so humbled by the fact that the people of Wrexham and the nation of Wales have entrusted us to tell your story,” Reynolds said when he was handed the award in New York.

“These last two years have been the real honor.” McElhenney, 45, adds.

Ryan Reynolds Is Looking to Buy an NHL Team

More recently, Ryan Reynolds jokes that he needs a “sugar mommy or a sugar daddy” to help him buy an ice hockey team. In fact, he’s actively seeking an investor to help him in his bid to buy the Ottawa Senators, who play in the NHL.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Reynolds was questioned about the possibility of him purchasing the team.

 “I am trying to (buy the Senators). It’s very expensive. So I need a partner with really deep pockets.” Reynolds explains.

 “It’s called a consortium when you form a group together to buy an entity. And it’s such a fancy way of saying, ‘I need a sugar mommy or a sugar daddy.’ And if that doesn’t work out, I’ll buy a US senator which anyone can afford.” he joked.

The franchise recently announced that “a process has been initiated for the sale” of the Senators.

Sheldon Plener, the Senators chairman, said: “This was a necessary and prudent step to connect with those deeply interested parties who can show us what their vision is for the future of the team.”

“A condition of any sale will be that the team remains in Ottawa.” Plener added.