Dear Chris and family. Your number Retirement and further achievements are outstanding achievements. God Bless you and family. Sincerely, Rev. Don and Mrs. Judy Prince
My favourite player for 15 years. Have a hat hanging in the game room autographed when i was a kid, heart and soul dude who played the game the right way
An absolute Senators Legend! This guy was a joy to watch every time he played. Those years in the late 00’s we’re some of the best Sens games to watch. Seing Philly with Alfie brought me down memory lane.
I remember our enforcer before him was Andre Roy…also a fan favourite at the time. So many Sens fans were upset about the Sens keeping Neil over Roy since Neil was pretty much unknown at that point. Fast forward nearly 2o years later. Best decision ever. Also, I remember the NYR offering Neil a contract and as a courtesy, asked the Sens to match it…not beat it…match it. We all know the Sens answer to that. I did a YouTube video on all time greats as an Ottawa Senator and I could only pick 12 forwards but Neil definitely made that team. I also mentioned back then that number 25 should be retire because no player would dare to wear #25. I keep hearing #41 should be next…that would be a shame and a slap in the face to Neil, Phillips, and Alfredsson to put Anderson up there. During his time with the Sens, the Sens were mediocre with a couple good seasons but that’s argument for another time. Congratulations Chris Neil, not sure there will ever beloved Ottawa Senator like you again but you have your rightful place at the CTC in Senators history. When (if) the Sens ever move downtown, the Sens should give the penalty box at CTC to Chris Neil…in fact, they should take it out now and put a new one in.
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dropped your crown king! #25
Made it late to the game, got there halfway through Neilers speach, so very happy to see this posted
Beautiful. The heart and soul of the Sens.
The audio is trash: the music is way too loud, the crowd was absolutely electric and we can’t hear it here
I was there
Congratulations Neiler!
Congratulations to my 1B favourite sen of all time. There will never be another like you ❤
Met him once. A very impressive guy who played with his whole heart. Happy he got this.
Chris Neil was a hockey player in every sense of the word…
Wow impressive Ottawa Senators!! Chris Neil definitely deserved this!
Ottawa sucks much like the Sens. Same ending next season.
Nice! Way to go Chris Neil.
Well deserved honor.
Dear Chris and family. Your number Retirement and further achievements are outstanding achievements. God Bless you and family. Sincerely, Rev. Don and Mrs. Judy Prince
My favourite player for 15 years. Have a hat hanging in the game room autographed when i was a kid, heart and soul dude who played the game the right way
An absolute Senators Legend! This guy was a joy to watch every time he played. Those years in the late 00’s we’re some of the best Sens games to watch. Seing Philly with Alfie
brought me down memory lane.
Enforces like him don't normally get moments like this and it's cool to see him get the recognition he deserved congratulations
EVERY TEAM NEEDS A CHRIS NEIL🤟🏻
I remember our enforcer before him was Andre Roy…also a fan favourite at the time. So many Sens fans were upset about the Sens keeping Neil over Roy since Neil was pretty much unknown at that point. Fast forward nearly 2o years later. Best decision ever. Also, I remember the NYR offering Neil a contract and as a courtesy, asked the Sens to match it…not beat it…match it. We all know the Sens answer to that. I did a YouTube video on all time greats as an Ottawa Senator and I could only pick 12 forwards but Neil definitely made that team. I also mentioned back then that number 25 should be retire because no player would dare to wear #25. I keep hearing #41 should be next…that would be a shame and a slap in the face to Neil, Phillips, and Alfredsson to put Anderson up there. During his time with the Sens, the Sens were mediocre with a couple good seasons but that’s argument for another time. Congratulations Chris Neil, not sure there will ever beloved Ottawa Senator like you again but you have your rightful place at the CTC in Senators history. When (if) the Sens ever move downtown, the Sens should give the penalty box at CTC to Chris Neil…in fact, they should take it out now and put a new one in.
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