Date Published: 11-12-2022
Photo Credit: Zack Hill
Just like that Claude Giroux was saluting the crowd, wiping away tears, as he received the first star following his historic 1,000th game with the Flyers. That game would be the last game he would play for the Flyers. He will make an epic return today as a member of the Ottawa Senators, and ironically enough the team he played against when he made his NHL Debut in February of 2008.
Giroux became just the second Flyer in history to eclipse the 1,000 game mark as a member of the orange and black. And reality then sat in for Giroux as he practically confirmed that this was indeed his final game before he got moved, “The fans, the organization, my teammates,” Giroux said. “It was a fun night, but (Pause), not really.”
Photo Credit: Zack Hill
A Hearst, Ontario native in Claude Giroux returns to the City of Philadelphia, and he did not practice with the Senators at the Class of 1923 arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus yesterday. He did have media availability, however, and he was smiling ear to ear:
“Flyers fans, you don’t know what to expect, but I had a great relationship with them. We had a lot of ups and downs, but I loved playing in front of them, their passionate.” – Claude Giroux on 11-11-2022
Giroux admitted coming back to Philadelphia is strange, this is the city that he grew up in sort of speak. He meet a family in this city, Giroux loved the city. Giroux made his NHL Debut on February 19, 2008. From there he continued to break Flyers record after record as he calls his team his second family, “I love them,” he said last year. “This week they have made me feel pretty special. It makes me feel a little awkward, but a lot of people like to feel love like this.
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Today is going to be a special day for Giroux and his fans. He’s a class act, and one of the best I’ve personally covered. Giroux loves the City of Philadelphia and they love him back.
