Ottawa: Alfredsson and Longest-Serving Captain

ottawa: Alfredsson will get his citizenship along with hundreds of others as part of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 Legacy Project put together by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada the NHL and the National Hockey League Players Association in Toronto, according to Metro News. Alfredsson, 43, originally from Gothenburg, Sweden spent 17 seasons with the Sens before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for his final season in the NHL. In 2014, Alfredsson signed a one-day contract to retire as an Ottawa Senator. Alfredsson – the longest-serving captain in Ottawa Senators history – is set to become a Canadian citizen at a special ceremony on Sept. 20. But he wasn't gone from Ottawa long. Alfredsson been back working as senior adviser of hockey operations for the Ottawa Senators and now calls Ottawa home again. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.