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“It’s always great to play with best, and this year is a little more special with having Gavin with us so there should be some good memories.” Claude Giroux said on what will be his 7th All-Star appearance.
Claude Giroux registered his first NHL point way back on Dec. 30, 2008. That was 4,784 days ago. That was then, now he embarks his 7th All-Star appearance on Saturday. It never gets old being one of the best to ever lace their skates up for the Flyers organization.
One day after Claude Giroux has been named Captain of the Metropolitan Division for the upcoming 2022 NHL All-Star game in Vegas this weekend, due to Alex Ovechkin entering Covid Protocol. Giroux was officially named a participant in the fountain face off skills competition that will be held tonight.
According to the NHL, “Competition takes place on the iconic Bellagio Fountains. Players will travel by boat to the “rink” and are required to successfully shoot pucks into five targets in the least amount of time.”
This is a well deserved honor for the 34-year-old Flyers forward in Giroux. He has played in 985 regular season games with the Flyers. He was drafted 22nd overall in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He’s set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2021-22 season.
“It’s been tough for us,” Claude Giroux said on the season, via audio from an interview that Zack Hill conducted yesterday with Giroux and sent to me for use. “We are playing good, just not getting the wins. These last two wins are huge for us.”
Over the years, Giroux has solidified his legacy as one of the greatest Flyers’ of all-time. He not only is the current longest tenured Flyer, but he’s also the longest tenured athlete in the city of Philadelphia at the moment.
As of today, Giroux ranks first all-time in Flyers franchise history in power play points with 338. He ranks second in games played (985), assists (605), and points (893). He currently sits 9th all-time in goals in franchise history with 288.
Some other impressive feats that Giroux has pulled off during his career include finishing top ten in points per game in the NHL three times (2011-12, 1.21 (2nd), 2013-14, 1.05 (7th), 2017-18, 1.24 (6th)), six all-star game appearances, and three top ten finishes in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy. He also leads the NHL in power play points since the start of the 2010-11 season with 308 points on the man-advantage. That’s more than the likes of NHL superstars Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby.
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