Claude Giroux

Claude Giroux
Giroux with the Senators on March 9, 2023
Born (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988
Hearst, Ontario
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
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 (born January 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as an alternate captain. He has also played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers. Outside the NHL, Giroux has played for the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Giroux is a seven-time All-Star, being named one in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2022.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Giroux played parts of three seasons with the Gatineau Olympiques of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He had a successful time with the Olympiques. He was named QMJHL Rookie of the Year, ending his rookie season with 39 goals and 103 points in 69 games.[1] He helped the Olympiques win the President's Cup after they defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies four games to one in the finals.[2] Giroux was very productive during the playoffs, scoring 17 goals and recording 34 assists in 19 games to also break a team record. For his efforts, he was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy for being the Most Valuable Player in the QMJHL playoffs.[3]

He was drafted 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2006 NHL entry draft. On July 23, 2007, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract to join the Flyers.[4] On February 19, 2008, Giroux made his NHL debut in a 3–2 shootout loss against the Ottawa Senators.[5] He was then sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms. On December 30, the Flyers called him back up and he recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Jeff Carter goal in a 3–2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.[6] On January 27, 2009, Giroux scored his first career NHL goal against Tomáš Vokoun in a 3–2 loss to the Florida Panthers.[7] He helped the Flyers during the playoffs. They defeated the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Montreal Canadiens. They were eventually defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks four games to two in the Finals.[8] On November 8, 2010, Giroux signed a three-year, $11.25 million contract to stay with the Flyers.[9] On January 11, 2011, Giroux was named to his first NHL All-Star Game roster.[10] Giroux led the NHL in point-scoring for most of that season.[11] On June 20, 2012, EA Sports announced Giroux as their cover athlete for NHL 13.[12]

After the NHL decided to lockout the season, Giroux signed a contract to play for the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[13] He only played 9 games with the team, scoring 4 goals and recording 15 assists. His season was cut short after he suffered an injury and had to be sent back to North America to heal.[14] On January 15, 2013, the Flyers named Giroux as their next captain.[15] On July 5, 2013, Giroux signed an eight-year, $66.2 million contract to stay with the Flyers.[16] On March 17, 2022, Giroux played in his 1,000th NHL game defeating the Nashville Predators 5–4.[17]

On March 19, 2022, the Flyers traded Giroux along with a 2024 fifth-round pick, Connor Bunnaman, and German Rubtsov to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Owen Tippett, a 2024 first-round draft pick, and a 2023 third-round pick.[18]

On July 13, 2022, Giroux signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract to join the Ottawa Senators.[19] On September 19, the Senators announced Giroux as an alternate captain for the team.[20]

On April 10, 2023, Giroux recorded his 1,000th career NHL point, assisting on a Tim Stützle goal and also scoring two goals in a 3–2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Cumberland Baron has record breaking performance in first round of playoffs". Orléans Online. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Olympiques win seventh President Cup title". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Giving the Flyers A Lift". National Hockey League Player's Association. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Flyers Sign Right Wing Claude Giroux". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Flyers Battle Back, Lose in Shootout". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "How Giroux and Pavelski Got To 1000 Points the Same Night". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ "That Special Time of Year". National Hockey League Player's Association. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Blackhawks Win First Stanley Cup in 49 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Blackhawks Win First Stanley Cup in 49 Years". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Red-Hot Flyers Get Just 1 All-Star". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "First quarter has Flyers' Giroux atop MVP race". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "NHL 13 cover winner". EA Sports. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Giroux, Briere Sign With Berlin of German Elite League". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "Giroux injured in Germany". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Claude Giroux named Captain of the Flyers". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ "Claude Giroux gets 8-year extension from Flyers". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Claude Giroux honored in likely last game with Philadelphia Flyers". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Flyers acquire Tippett, draft picks from Florida in exchange for Giroux". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Senators land top target, signing Claude Giroux to three-year deal". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Senators name Claude Giroux alternate captain as part of 2022-23 leadership group". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Giroux reaches 1,000 points, leads Senators past Hurricanes". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 16, 2026.

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