OTTAWA — The No. 11 won’t be seen again on the ice but it certainly won’t be forgotten.
Instead, it will be the first number in the modern-day era of the Senators retired.
Never has a ballot been so easy to mark as the Senators 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 during the splashy announcement at the CTC, was a unanimous choice by the player honouring committee that was formed last summer.