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Born	June 16, 1981 (age 28),; Quebec City, PQ, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m); 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P); Cur. team; F. teams	Washington Capitals; Hershey Bears (AHL); Atlanta Thrashers; Washington Capitals; New York Rangers
NHL Draft	213th overall, 1999; Ottawa Senators
Pro career	2001 – present

Alexandre Giroux (born June 16, 1981 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing in the Washington Capitals organization.

[edit] Career

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.

Drafted by the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators in 2001, 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 member of the Capitals, Giroux would spend the majority of his time with the club's AHL affiliate in Hershey 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.^[1]

[edit] American Hockey League MVP

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.

[edit] 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	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			22	3	3	6	12	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] References

^ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/bears-giroux-re-signs.html

[edit] External links

Alexandre Giroux's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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[edit] Career

[edit] American Hockey League MVP

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links