| Born: | January 12, 1988 | Draft: | 2006 Flyers, 22nd Overall |
| Hometown: | Hearst, ON, CAN | Position: | C/W |
| Known For: | Shoots: | Right | |
| National Team: | Canada | Current Team: | Ottawa Senators |
Claude Giroux (born January 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Philadelphia Flyers selected Giroux 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was the Flyers’ team captain from Jan. 13, 2013, to when he was traded on March 19, 2022.
Prior to 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. In 2011, after the blockbuster trades of Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, Giroux took over the role of the club’s first line centre. In 2018, he finished second in the league with 102 points, behind only Connor McDavid.
Claude Giroux Statistics
Deeper Dive
- Claude Giroux: Forever a Philadephia Flyer
- Flyers With 100-Point Seasons
- Flyers Leadership Returns to Lineup After COVID Battle
- Flyers Have Options for Captain if Giroux Leaves
- Flyers’ 2020-21 Milestones Headlined By Giroux & Vigneault
- Claude Giroux: Hall of Fame Worthy?
Achievements
- 2005-06 CHL All-Rookie Team
- 2005-06 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2005-06 QMJHL All-Rookie Team
- 2007-08 CHL First All-Star Team
- 2007-08 QMJHL Champion
- 2007-08 QMJHL First All-Star Team
- 2007-08 QMJHL Playoffs MVP (Guy Lafleur Trophy)
- 2007-08 U20 WJC Gold Medal
- 2010-11 NHL All-Star Game
- 2011-12 NHL All-Star Game
- 2014-15 NHL All-Star Game
- 2014-15 World Championship Gold Medal
- 2015-16 NHL All-Star Game
- 2016-17 World Championship Silver Medal
- 2016-17 World Cup Gold Medal
- 2017-18 NHL All-Star Game
- 2017-18 NHL Second All-Star Team
- 2018-19 NHL All-Star Game
- Captain of the Flyers (2013-2022)