They had to scrounge to make their $50 million expansion fee payments .
In 1992 the new clubs were owned by a small group of Ottawa real estate developers and a mysterious group of Japanese businessmen who some questioned even existed .
real estate developers had to scrounge to make real estate developers ' $50 million expansion fee payments .
In 1992 the new clubs were owned by a small group of Ottawa real estate developers and a mysterious group of Japanese businessmen who some questioned even existed .