Alexandre Giroux
Giroux with the Oklahoma City Barons in 2011
Born (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Centre/Left wing
Shoots Left
LNAH team
Former teams		 Thetford Assurancia
New York Rangers
Washington Capitals
Edmonton Oilers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Dinamo Riga
Kloten Flyers
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Medvescak Zagreb
Brûleurs de Loups
NHL Draft 213th overall, 1999
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2001–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Davos

Alexandre Giroux (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Thetford Assurancia of the Quebec-based Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He previously played in the National League (NL) with HC Ambrì-Piotta and EHC Kloten. He is the son of former World Hockey Association player Rejean Giroux.

Playing career

Giroux in a Hershey Bears uniform in 2010

Amateur

As a youth, Giroux played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.[1]

Giroux joined the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques in 1998–99 and went on to play parts of three seasons with the club before joining the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies midway through the 2000–01 season. Over the course of his junior career, Giroux registered 226 points (111 goals and 115 assists) before going on to make his professional debut with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins in 2001–02.

Professional

Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in 1999, Giroux failed to crack the NHL roster. He would spend parts of three seasons in the Senators' system before a 2004 deadline deal sent him and Karel Rachunek to the New York Rangers for Greg de Vries. Giroux would ultimately play only one game with the Rangers, spending the majority of his time with their farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In the summer of 2006, Giroux signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. As a member of the Capitals, Giroux would spend the majority of his time with the club's AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears and appear in a handful of games with Washington. The following summer, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers. With the Thrashers, Giroux was sent to the club's AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He tallied 19 goals and 41 points in 44 games with the Wolves before he was traded back to the Capitals organization.

On August 5, 2009, it was announced that Giroux had signed a one-year two-way contract to remain with the Hershey Bears.[2] The 2008–09 AHL season was a successful one for Giroux. On January 18, 2009, Giroux broke Brett Hull's American Hockey League record for consecutive games scoring a goal, scoring in 15 straight games. On April 10, 2009, Giroux capped off his memorable season by being awarded the Les Cunningham Award as American Hockey League MVP.

On July 3, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers.[3] Following their preseason run, he was assigned to the Oilers' AHL affiliates, the Oklahoma City Barons. With a season-ending injury to the Oilers' Taylor Hall, Giroux was recalled from Oklahoma City, on March 5, 2011.[4] He made his Oilers debut the same night, scoring a goal which helped Edmonton secure a 5–1 victory, over the Colorado Avalanche.[5]

On July 3, 2011, Giroux signed a two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. During the 2011–12 season, Giroux appeared in 9 games with the Blue Jackets but primarily was assigned to the all familiar AHL with the Springfield Falcons.

On May 24, 2012, Giroux left North America and inked a one-year deal as a free agent with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the 2012–13 season with the Latvian outfit, Giroux failed to produce the desired offensive impact, with 21 points in 47 games, before he was loaned to Swiss club, the Kloten Flyers of the NLA to end the campaign.

In the following season, Giroux remained in Switzerland, signing an initial one-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League A (NLA) on June 28, 2013.[6] During his three-year stint, he saw the ice in 167 NLA contests, tallying 77 goals and 56 assists.

Giroux returned to the KHL upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, penning a deal with Medvescak Zagreb in July 2016.[7]

In 11 AHL seasons, Giroux totaled 704 points in 771 games. His 368 goals are seventh-most in league history.[8]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98Sainte–Foy GouverneursQMAAA4228305896—————
1998–99Hull OlympiquesQMJHL67152237124222248
1999–2000Hull OlympiquesQMJHL72524799117151261830
2000–01Hull OlympiquesQMJHL3831326362—————
2000–01Rouyn–Noranda HuskiesQMJHL2513142756926822
2001–02Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7011162734—————
2002–03Binghamton SenatorsAHL671916351011010110
2003–04Binghamton SenatorsAHL5919234279—————
2003–04Hartford Wolf PackAHL16639131634728
2004–05Hartford Wolf PackAHL78322254128633623
2005–06Hartford Wolf PackAHL7336316710213791617
2005–06New York RangersNHL10000—————
2006–07Hershey BearsAHL674228708219471127
2006–07Washington CapitalsNHL92242—————
2007–08Chicago WolvesAHL4419224147—————
2007–08Hershey BearsAHL241413273053142
2008–09Hershey BearsAHL69603797842215132822
2008–09Washington CapitalsNHL1211210—————
2009–10Hershey BearsAHL695053103342114132722
2009–10Washington CapitalsNHL91234—————
2010–11Oklahoma City BaronsAHL703246786362132
2010–11Edmonton OilersNHL81122—————
2011–12Springfield FalconsAHL6528265462—————
2011–12Columbus Blue JacketsNHL91018—————
2012–13Dinamo RīgaKHL471652141—————
2012–13Kloten FlyersNLA432525—————
2013–14HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA462018386442024
2014–15HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4927134028—————
2015–16HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4817193628—————
2016–17KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL581852382—————
2017–18Brûleurs de LoupsFRA44253358281644843
2018–19Thetford AssuranciaLNAH27211536181058134
2019–20Thetford AssuranciaLNAH17981714—————
AHL totals 771 368 334 704 837 118 52 51 103 153
NHL totals 48 6 6 12 18 — — — — —
NLA totals 147 67 52 119 145 4 2 0 2 4

Awards and honours

  • AHL MVP (2008-09)[9]
  • AHL scoring champion (2008-09)[10]
  • AHL goal-scoring champion (2008-09, 2009-10)[11]
  • AHL First All-Star Team (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010–11)[12]
  • Calder Cup champion (2009, 2010)[13]
  • AHL All-Star Classic (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Capitals re-sign Bears Giroux". The Washington Post. August 5, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Oilers sign free agent Giroux to one-year, $500k deal". TSN. July 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Oilers recall Alex Giroux". Edmonton Oilers. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Oilers stop Avalanche in 5–1 victory". Edmonton Oilers. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Canadian striker Alexandre Giroux for the Attack". HC Ambri-Piotta. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Smith strengthens D, Giroux Bears' attack". www.medvescak.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "AHL Record Book, Most Goals". American Hockey League Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
  10. ↑ "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
  11. ↑ "Willie Marshall Award". American Hockey League Hall of Fame.
  12. ↑ "2010–11 First and Second All-Stars named". American Hockey League. May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Calder Cup Champions". American Hockey League.
  14. ↑ "Alexandre Giroux player statistics". American Hockey League.
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