2002 First Round vs Carolina 3-0 Comeback
Claude Giroux: Senators forward and alternate captain, former Flyers captain.
Claude Giroux is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Quick Facts
- Series
- 2002 NHL Playoffs – First Round
- Opponent
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Deficit overcome
- 3 games to 0
- Final series result
- Ottawa won 4-3
- Era context
- Post-lockout; early-2000s rebuild window
- Significance
- One of the most celebrated 3-0 comebacks in Senators franchise history
Lore & Background
Giroux was born on January 12, 1988, in Hearst, Ontario. He 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.
Reader's Guide
Giroux made his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers in February 2008 and joined the roster full-time midway through the 2008–09 season. He was named the Flyers' team captain in 2013 and became the longest-tenured captain in team history. He played his 1,000th game with the Flyers on March 17, 2022. He has previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Florida Panthers.
Did You Know?
- Giroux was selected by the Flyers 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft.
- He finished second in the league in 2018 with 102 points, behind only Connor McDavid.
- Giroux's favourite hockey player growing up was Pavel Bure.
- He is fluent in both English and French.
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