The Ottawa Senators teased a “significant hockey announcement” on Twitter on Monday afternoon. Owner Eugene Melnyk, GM Pierre Dorion, and ex-GM Bryan Murray were all going to be on hand, as well as some players and former players for the team. Twitter had a field day, with everything from the results of Melnyk’s Matt Cooke forensic investigation to the Sens relocating to the moon being suggested.
We finally got an answer at the conference itself, with the team announcing that franchise icon Daniel Alfredsson’s jersey would be retired. The ceremony will happen on December 29th when the Sens take on the Detroit Red Wings, the only other franchise for which Alfredsson played.