Daniel Alfredsson has decided to retire instead of returning for one more NHL season.
The 41-year-old forward played last season with the Red Wings and hadn’t ruled out a return to Detroit until he announced his retirement in Ottawa on Thursday morning.
He signed a one-day contract with the Senators and will be honored before Thursday night’s home game against the New York Islanders.
Alfredsson spent the first 17 seasons of his career with the Senators from 1995-96 through 2012-13. The Swedish forward leaves the game as the best Senators player of all time and the owner of several team records.
He scored 444 goals and 1,157 points in 1,246 career regular-season games between Ottawa and Detroit, including a Calder Trophy win in 1995-96 as rookie of the year.
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Alfredsson also tallied 100 points (51 goals, 49 assists) in 124 Stanley Cup playoff games and helped lead the Senators to their only Cup Final appearance in 2006-07. Alfredsson sent Ottawa to the Cup Final with a series-winning goal against the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference final, but his Senators lost in the final round to the Anaheim Ducks.
