Alexandre Giroux

Alexandre Giroux
With the 2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons
Born	(1981-06-16) June 16, 1981 Quebec City, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Dinamo Riga New York Rangers Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft	213th overall, 1999 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2001–present

Alexandre Giroux (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is the son of former World Hockey Association player Rejean Giroux.

Playing career

Amateur

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.

Giroux in a Hershey Bears uniform in 2010

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 Hershey Bears.

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. 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. He made his Oilers debut the same night, scoring a goal which helped Edmonton secure a 5–1 victory, over the Colorado Avalanche.

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.

Awards and honours

• AHL First All-Star Team (2010–11)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		67	15	22	37	124		22	2	2	4	8
1999–00	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		72	52	47	99	117		15	12	6	18	30
2000–01	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		38	31	32	63	62		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		25	13	14	27	56		9	2	6	8	22
2001–02	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		70	11	16	27	34		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL		67	19	16	35	101		10	1	0	1	10
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		59	19	23	42	79		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		16	6	3	9	13		16	3	4	7	28
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		78	32	22	54	128		6	3	3	6	23
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		73	36	31	67	102		13	7	9	16	17
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		67	42	28	70	82		19	4	7	11	27
2006–07	Washington Capitals	NHL		9	2	2	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Chicago Wolves	AHL		44	19	22	42	47		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		24	14	13	27	30		5	3	1	4	2
2008–09	Hershey Bears	AHL		69	60	37	97	84		22	15	13	28	22
2008–09	Washington Capitals	NHL		12	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Hershey Bears	AHL		69	50	53	103	34		21	14	13	27	22
2009–10	Washington Capitals	NHL		9	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		70	32	46	78	63		6	2	1	3	2
2010–11	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		8	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Springfield Falcons	AHL		65	28	26	54	62		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		9	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				771	368	334	704	837		118	52	51	103	153
NHL totals				48	6	6	12	18		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Alexandre Giroux's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database