An Ode To My Childhood Hero

What can I say about Alfredsson that actual good writers haven't already said? Truthfully not very much, but here I go anyways.

Growing up and becoming a hockey fan largely correlates with Alfie being a part of the Sens. My favourite players varried from Yashin to Hossa to Vermette and others but there was one player who was always there, and to me (only being 7 when he was named captain) he seemed to always be the captain of this team. Alfie. The player that holds the record for most goals (426) most assists (682) and most points (1108) as a Senator. Alfie. The longest serving captain of my favourite team. Alfie.  Number 11, a number that is so iconic to this organization. He's the player who scored to goal in overtime that sent the Sens to the cup finals for the first and only time! Alfie! He's done so much for the team and the city of Ottawa. His work with the Royal Ottawa shows the kind of person he is off the ice. When he announced his retirement there were a ton of articles out by people in the hockey media world documenting how kind and gracious Alfie always was.

I guess all this is to say I can't wait to be at the game tonight and see Ottawa retire one of my childhood hero's number 11. I'm beyond excited to be able to break out into one last "Alfie" chant. I think tonight is going to be so important to sens fans. We got our closure when Alfie came back and announced his retirement but tonight is more than that. Tonight is the celebration of his career and accomplishments on and off the ice. So tonight I'm going to try and forget the fucked up stuff going on in the world for one night and just be a sens fan.


One more time "Alfie! Alfie! Alfie!"


And yes, I'm definitely going to cry.