HALIFAX—A “historic announcement” will be made in Halifax next week amid rumours that a professional lacrosse team is coming to the city.

Events East Group, which manages the Scotiabank Centre, has confirmed that a press conference will take place at a nearby bar on Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. but is providing no further details.

“We are always looking for opportunities to provide a variety of events for our customers,” Events East spokesperson Erin Esiyok-Prime said in an interview on Thursday.

Multiple signs have emerged this year suggesting that the National Lacrosse League (NLL) could be coming to the city.

In June, StarMetro Halifax looked into reports that the owner of the Rochester Knighthawks — one of nine NLL teams — was considering either starting an expansion team here or moving the Knighthawks to Halifax.

Over the summer, the registration for the domain name halifaxprivateers.com was updated, and earlier this year, the NLL itself trademarked the name Halifax Privateers.

Esiyok-Prime wouldn’t confirm or deny whether next week’s announcement is about the NLL coming to Halifax.

She did confirm that an email was sent to “stakeholder partners” about next week’s announcement, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the HFX Sports Bar on Brunswick St.

StarMetro Halifax has obtained the email sent out by Events East this week.

“Our Scotiabank Team would like to invite you to join us for a very special announcement,” the email reads. “Please RSVP and let us know if you will be a part of this historic announcement!”

The NLL has box lacrosse teams across Canada and the U.S. — in Buffalo, Calgary, Colorado, Georgia, New England, Rochester, Saskatchewan, Toronto and Vancouver.

Box lacrosse, as opposed to field lacrosse, is played in hockey arenas drained of ice, meaning Halifax already has a suitable venue in the Scotiabank Centre.

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Craig Rybczynski, a representative from the Rochester Knighthawks, would neither confirm nor deny the possibility of an NLL team coming to Halifax when contacted in June. StarMetro emailed Rybczynski on Thursday but did not receive a response.

A statement from the NLL confirmed in June that the league is expanding but said conversations around the expansion are confidential. StarMetro emailed the NLL on Thursday as well but did not hear back.

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