For Alfredsson, Senators Alumni Classic is great memory

OTTAWA -- Daniel Alfredsson stood on the Canada 150 Rink on Parliament Hill on Friday and took in the falling snow, the Peace Tower and the fans in the stands after the Senators Alumni Classic.

"Just a fabulous day with this surrounding and the weather, it's perfect, I thought," the former Senators captain said. "It's a great memory."
Alfredsson and former Senators defenseman Chris Phillips drafted the two teams that faced each other on the eve of the 2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic between the Senators and the Montreal Canadiens at Lansdowne Park on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports, NHL.TV).
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Alexandre Daigle scored four goals to lead Team Alfredsson to a 12-3 win against Team Phillips.
Daigle was picked by the Senators at No. 1 in the 1993 NHL Draft. The 42-year-old, who runs a television studio in Montreal, plays hockey a couple of times a week, and it showed.

"We had the younger legs and were maybe quicker at times and the guys made some great plays," Alfredsson said. "Daigle was fantastic today. It was fun to watch him. He still has the speed and the finish."
The third goal by Team Phillips, scored by Chris Neil, who played for the Senators the past 15 seasons and retired from the NHL at age 38 on Thursday, was in dispute. Alfredsson said Team Phillips had too many players on the ice.
Alfredsson and Mike Fisher each scored two goals for Team Alfredsson, and Laurie Boschman, Magnus Arvedson, Alexei Yashin and Randy Robitaille also scored.
Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski scored for Team Phillips.
The alumni were culled from Senators teams as far back as their inaugural season in 1992-93. Ottawa went 10-70-4 (ties) that season.
"I didn't play for the 1992-93 team," said Team Phillips forward Shaun Van Allen, who played for the Senators from 1996-2000, "but after tonight I know how they felt."
Yashin, who had multiple contract disputes while playing for the Senators from 1993-2001, was suspended by Ottawa for the 1999-2000 season and stripped of the captaincy for refusing to play. He received a warm welcome from the crowd Friday and said he enjoyed the experience.

"It was good to see the guys," he said.
Yashin was stopped by numerous well-wishers who wanted selfies and autographs while he walked back to his hotel in his equipment, skates tucked under his arm.
"I thought it was great," said Alfredsson, a forward who succeeded Yashin as Senators captain. "I know he likes Ottawa. This was really good for him to get the welcome he did and know in the future he's always welcome."