Daniel Alfredsson appears set to take quite a victory lap.
The former Ottawa Senators forward and long-time captain will don his old No. 11 once again on Thursday as part of his official retirement announcement.
The plan is for the 41-year-old to skate in the warmup prior to the game against the New York Islanders, as confirmed by the club's Twitter account.
This jives with a teaser tweet sent out by Sens owner Eugene Melnyk with instructions for fans lucky enough to attend the game.
Spoke to #Alfie to finalize what will be the biggest "Welcome Home" celebration Ottawa has ever seen! #Sens fans, plan to be at game early!
— Eugene Melnyk (@MelnykEugene) December 1, 2014
It's also believed that Alfredsson will sign a one-day contract with the club so that he's able to retire as a Senator after a brief stint with the Detroit Red Wings.
Alfredsson sits as Ottawa's all-time leader in games played (1178), goals (426), assists (682) and total points (1108).
As such, it should be quite the party for the Senators' prodigal son.