OTTAWA — The No. 11 will always be No. 1 in the hearts of Senators fans.
It will never be seen on the ice again, however — and it certainly won’t be forgotten.
Instead, it will be the first retired number in the modern-day era of the Senators.
Never has a ballot been so easy to mark as the team confirmed during a press conference Tuesday they’ll retire former captain Daniel Alfredsson’s No. 11 before a game against the Detroit Red Wings at the Canadian Tire Centre on Dec.29.
Alfredsson, who was on hand with owner Eugene Melnyk, senior adviser Bryan Murray and GM Pierre Dorion for the splashy announcement at the CTC, was a unanimous choice by the player honouring committee, which was formed last summer.