Claude Giroux [SEP] member of sports team
Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux (; born January 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected Giroux 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was named team captain on January 13, 2013, replacing the absent Chris Pronger, who hadn’t played since November 2011 following career-ending injuries.
Prior to playing in the NHL, Giroux played his major junior career with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior
), including Martin Biron, Aleš Hemský, Luc Robitaille, Jeremy Roenick, Michael Ryder, Maxime Talbot, José Théodore, Colin White, Claude Giroux, David Krejčí, Jack Adams-winning head coaches Alain Vigneault and Pat Burns and 2011 Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien.
History.
Before joining the QMJHL, the team was a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League, known originally as "Les Éperviers de Hull" but later as "Les Castors de Hull" and Hull-Volant Junior A.