Claude Giroux

For the wrestler of the same name, see Claude Giroux (wrestler).

Claude Giroux
Giroux with the Ottawa Senators in March 2023
Born (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988 (age 36)
Hearst, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Eisbären Berlin
Florida Panthers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 22nd overall, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2007–present

Claude Giroux (French pronunciation: [klod ʒiʁu]; born January 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Florida Panthers. Selected by the Flyers 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Giroux was named the Flyers' team captain in 2013, and became the longest-tenured captain in team history.[1] Giroux played his 1,000th game with the Flyers on March 17, 2022.[2] Giroux has been known to be a very flexible offensive player; capable of playing comfortably on both center and wing throughout his career.

Before playing in the NHL, Giroux played his major junior career with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he helped the team win a 2008 President's Cup and earned the Guy Lafleur Trophy as the 2008 playoff MVP. Internationally, he won a gold medal with Team Canada in the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Giroux made his debut with the Flyers in February 2008 and joined the roster full-time midway through the 2008–09 season.[3][4] In 2011, after the trades of Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, Giroux took over the role of the club's first-line centre. He was the club's top point-scorer for seven seasons. In 2012 and 2014, he finished third in the league in point scoring.[5] In 2018, he finished second in the league with 102 points, behind only Connor McDavid.

  1. ^ Barkowitz, Ed (January 26, 2021). "Claude Giroux, on the verge of a record, says the Flyers need to figure things out quickly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Claude Giroux Plays 1000th Game in the National Hockey League". NHL.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Kevin Kurz (February 19, 2008). "Flyers Battle Back, Lose in Shootout". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Claude Giroux: Player Profile". Philadelphia Flyers.
  5. ^ "Giroux, Flyers Eliminate Penguins". Chicago Tribune. April 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012.