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ALEXANDRE GIROUX
An eighth-year pro who set an AHL-record with a goal in 15 straight games for
Hershey last season … Became the fifth player in AHL history to sore 60 goals,
setting an AHL record for goals by a left wing.
2008-09
Played a career-high 12 games with the Capitals, recording a goal and an assist …
His goal was the GWG 12/10 vs. BOS and he was named the game’s No. 2 star …
Also drew a penalty shot in that game, but did not score … Had at least one shot
on goal in 11 of his 12 games … Was +3 on 1/1 vs. TB … Enjoyed a historic season
with Hershey at the AHL level, leading the league in goals (60) and points (97) in
69 games … Won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL MVP … A First-Team
AHL All-Star … Played for the Canadian team in the AHL All-Star game … Set an
AHL record for goals by a left wing … The fifth player in league history and first
in Hershey history to score 60 goals … Scored goals in 15 straight games from
11/26—1/18, breaking Brett Hull’s AHL record for the longest goal-scoring streak
… Set a Hershey record with points in 23 straight games (11/15—1/30) … His 75
goals (regular season and playoff) were the most in AHL history … Led the AHL
with 22 PPGs … Had 13 multiple-goal games, including a four-goal effort 1/4 at
Worcester … Had at least one shot on goal in every game he played for the Bears
… Finished tied for fifth on the team with a +23 rating … Played in all 22 playoff
games for Hershey and helped the Bears win the Calder Cup by leading the AHL
in playoff goals (15), points (28) and PPGs (9) … Tied for the league lead in playoff
GWGs (4) with teammate Graham Mink … Had at least a point in 18 of 22 playoff
games and tallied at least a point (11g-8a) in the final 13 games … Recorded a hat
trick in Game 1 of the Calder Cup final at Manitoba.
Career
2007-08: Split the season between the AHL’s Chicago and Hershey franchises
… Skated in 44 games for Chicago and recorded 41 points (19g-22a) … Had 11
multiple-point games, which included a trio of three-point games … Recorded
five multiple-goal games … Registered at least a point in six straight games from
11/7—11/17 … Traded to Hershey for Joe Motzko on 2/26 … Played in 24 games for
Hershey and had 27 points (14g-13a) … Had a goal and an assist in his first game
back with Hershey (2/27) … Tallied at least one point in 16 of his 24 games with
the Bears … Scored two goals and had two assists at Philadelphia (3/14) … Had a
hat trick vs. Lowell (3/23) … Registered four points (2g-2a) vs. Bridgeport (4/5) …
Ranked tied for second on the team with four points (3g-1a) in five playoff games.
2006-07: Played in nine games for Washington and 67 for Hershey … Had four
points (2g-2a) in Washington … Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first
NHL assist vs. TOR (3/16) … Scored the following game against TB (3/18) … Led
Hershey in points (70) and goals (42) … Was second in the league in goals … His
28 assists ranked tied for sixth on the team … His 16 PPGs ranked tied for fifth in
the league and his four SHGs were tied for sixth … Recorded 18 multiple-point
games, including five three-point games … Had a nine-game point streak from
11/11—11/29, which included a hat trick on 11/26 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton …
Tallied 11 points (4g-7a) in 19 playoff games, as Hershey advanced to the Calder
Cup final. 2005-06: Made his NHL debut on 3/26 at TB for the NYR … Played 73
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games for Hartford (AHL) … Finished third on the team in scoring with 67 points
(36g-31a) … Led the team in goals … Led the team and was tied for the AHL lead
with six SHGs … Had 19 multiple-point games including two hat tricks … Had
a 10-game point streak from 11/5—11/25 (10g-5a) … Led the team with 16 points
(7g-9a) in 13 playoff games … His four PPGs were a team high … Had an 11-game
point streak from 4/19—5/7 (7g-9a) … Scored the series winning goal on 4/29 in
Game 7 of Atlantic Division Semifinals vs. Manchester. 2004-05: Skated in 78
games for Hartford, registering 54 points (32g-22a), along with 128 PIM … Led
Hartford in goals and points and tied for fourth with a +15 rating … Registered
team’s first hat trick since 3/30/03 on 12/4 at Worcester (3g-1a) … Tied Wolf Pack
season high with four-game goal streak from 1/7—1/12 (5g) … Notched his second
four-point game of the season on 1/7 vs. Portland (2g-2a) … Registered a seven-
game scoring streak from 3/26—4/10, registering seven points (4g-3a) over the
span … Reached 30-goal mark with a PPG on 4/6 at Worcester … Ranked tied for
second on the team in playoff scoring with six points (3g-3a) in six games. 2003-
04: Acquired by NYR from OTT on 3/9 … Skated in a combined 75 AHL games with
Binghamton and Hartford, registering 51 points (25g-26a) and 92 PIM … Ranked
second on Binghamton in each of the major offensive categories at the time of his
trade ... Tallied nine points (6g-3a) in 16 games with Hartford. 2002-03: Appeared
in 67 games in Binghamton … Was fifth on the team in goals (19) and tied for sixth
in points (35) … Registered 101 PIM … Tallied one goal and 10 PIM in 10 playoff
games. 2001-02: Skated in 70 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) during his first
professional season, registering 27 points (11g-16a) and 74 PIM.
Junior Career
2000-01: Split the season with Hull and Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL), skating in 63
games and registering 90 points (44g-46a) and 118 PIM … Tallied eight points (2g-
6a) and 22 PIM in nine playoff games with Rouyn-Noranda … Tied for fourth on the
team in playoff scoring with eight points and tied for first with 22 PIM. 1999-00:
Tallied 99 points (52g-47a) and 117 PIM in 72 games for Hull … Ranked first on the
team in goals (52), second in points (99) and third in assists (47) … Had 18 points
(12g-6a) in 15 playoff games … Led the team in playoff goals. 1998-99: Appeared
in 67 games with Hull, tallying 37 points (15g-22a) and 124 PIM … Seventh on the
team in points … Collected two goals and two assists in 22 playoff games.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Ottawa in the seventh round, 213th overall, in the 1999 Entry Draft …
Traded to the New York Rangers by Ottawa with Karel Rachunek for Greg de Vries
on March 9, 2004 … Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 14, 2006 … Signed
as a free agent by Atlanta, July 13, 2007 … Traded to Washington by Atlanta for Joe
Motzko on Feb. 26, 2008.
Personal
Supports the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation … Enjoys fishing,
golf, tennis and watching movies … Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and Tiger
Woods … Considers poutine, a popular Quebec dish, his guilty pleasure.