Senators pushing for outdoor game at Parliament Hill

If the Ottawa Senators have their way, the team will host an outdoor game at Parliament Hill.

Despite past speculation linking an outdoor game to TD Place Stadium, the goal remains to play before the national capital.

Planning remains in the preliminary stages, with hopes to host the game in 2017.

"There's really only one option we've been working on and that's to try to find a way to make that game work on Parliament Hill," team president Cyril Leeder told TSN 1200. "(TD Place) is not an option we’ve looked at, at all, in any detail and we’ve been really focused on the Hill."

Senators owner Eugene Melynk likes the idea of the game played before a backdrop of Parliament Hill and the Peace Tower.

"That would be a fantastic way to really highlight (the Senators 25th anniversary season) and to have a national celebration of the game on Parliament Hill would be really exciting," Leeder added.

Four outdoor games are slated for this season: Edmonton vs. Winnipeg at Investors Group Field, Detroit vs. Toronto at BMO Field, Chicago vs. St. Louis at Busch Stadium, and Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Heinz Field.