Q: In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
Sentence 1:Officially only # 50 has been retired by the Portland Pirates . Sentence 2:However a banner still hangs in the rafters in tribute to the 5 Maine Mariners who had their number retired before moving to Providence .
A:
however