Claude Giroux (; born January 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional

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forward and

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). He has previously played for the

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and the

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. Selected by the Flyers 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Giroux was named the Flyers' team captain in 2013, and became the longest-tenured captain in team history. Giroux played his 1,000th game with the Flyers on March 17, 2022. Giroux has been known to be a very flexible offensive player; capable of playing comfortably on both center and

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throughout his career. Before playing in the NHL, Giroux played his major junior career with the Gatineau Olympiques of the

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(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

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. Giroux made his debut with the Flyers in February 2008 and joined the roster full-time midway through the 2008–09 season. In 2011, after the trades of Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, Giroux took over the role of the club's first-line

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. He was the club's top point-scorer for seven seasons. In 2012 and 2014, he finished third in the league in point scoring. In 2018, he finished second in the league with 102 points, behind only Connor McDavid.

Early life

Giroux was born on January 12, 1988, in

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, a

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town, and is fluent in both English and French. He is the son of Raymond and Nicole Giroux, and has one sister named Isabelle. Giroux and his family were supporters of the

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, but his favourite hockey player growing up was

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. In the summer of 2002, at the age of 14, Giroux and his family moved to

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, where he attended Béatrice-Desloges High School in the suburban community of

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(OHL) draft, Giroux played for the Cumberland Grads during the 2004–2005 season at age 16. Despite missing most of the season after contracting

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, Giroux scored 40 points across 48 games and was named the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL)'s Rookie of the Year.

Playing career

Junior

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, Giroux was invited to Gatineau Olympiques training camp for a walk-on tryout. He was signed shortly after. During his rookie season with the Olympiques, Giroux scored 39 goals for a total of 103 points in 69 games and was named

(QMJHL)'s Rookie of the Year. He entered the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and was selected 22nd overall by the

. The Flyers signed Giroux to an entry-level contract on July 23, 2007. Giroux made his NHL debut when the Flyers visited the

on February 19, 2008, recording no points and being the team's first shooter in the shootout. Sent back down to the Olympiques, he helped the club win the QMJHL Playoffs and earned himself the Guy Lafleur Trophy as MVP in the QMJHL Playoffs by scoring 17 goals and 34 assists in 19 playoff games, also setting a franchise record. On February 20, 2019, Giroux's number 28 was retired with the Gatineau Olympiques.

Professional

Philadelphia Flyers (2008–2022)

After a disappointing training camp for the Flyers at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Giroux was assigned to the team's

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. After acclimatizing to professional hockey, however, things turned around quickly; he was named Rookie of the Month for December for his eight goals and six assists in eight games played. He was then called up to the Flyers after the Christmas break and remained there throughout the rest of the season. On December 31, he recorded his first NHL point by assisting on a Jeff Carter goal in a win over the

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. He suffered a mild

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during the next game when Corey Perry of the

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elbowed him in the head. Giroux finished the game but missed the next five; Perry was suspended for four games. On January 27, 2009, Giroux scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Tomáš Vokoun and the

in a 3–2 loss. His first

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goal came in a 6–3 win in Game 3 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Marc-André Fleury of the

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. The same game also saw him setting up a short-handed goal when he stole the puck in the corner of the Penguins zone and outworked their backcheck, skating past the back of their net twice protecting the puck while looking for incoming support in the form of Simon Gagné. Giroux ended the 2008–09 season with nine goals and 27 points in 42 games played. Claude Giroux (4242242146) (cropped)

The Flyers were an inconsistent team for the bulk of the 2009–10 season, which affected all of their players. Giroux spent a large amount of time centering

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, the highly touted rookie winger that the Flyers had drafted second overall in

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. The Flyers' fortunes, however, soon turned dramatically: they qualified for the 2010 playoffs on Giroux's game-winner in a shootout against the

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. Giroux was a major point producer in a first round of the playoffs, dismantling the second-seeded

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. The Flyers made an historic comeback from three games to none down against the

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to win the next four and advance to the Eastern Conference Final, where they dominated the

. Giroux scored the winning goal in overtime against the

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in Game 3 of the

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, but despite his continued production, the Flyers eventually lost in overtime in Game 6 of the Final. Giroux ended the post-season with 21 playoff points, cementing his reputation as an emerging young talent. A month into the season, the Flyers signed Giroux to a three-year, $11.25 million contract extension. The contract, which was signed on November 8, 2010, accounted for a $3.75 million cap hit annually. On January 11, 2011, Giroux was named to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game roster. He finished his break-out season with 25 goals and 51 assists in 82 games and scored a goal and 11 assists in 11 2011 playoff games, in which the Flyers defeated the

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but were ultimately defeated by the Bruins. Giroux played his 200th career game on March 26, 2011, against the

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After the Flyers traded away Jeff Carter and Mike Richards in the 2011 off-season, Giroux took over the role as first line centre for the club. The trading of Richards and Carter also made him the second-longest tenured member of the Flyers. Giroux formed a new top line with Scott Hartnell and free agent acquisition

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. Giroux led the League in point-scoring for much of the season, and was considered a favourite for the Hart Memorial Trophy for League MVP at the season's All-Star break. He finished the season, however, 16 points behind eventual Hart Trophy winner

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. On April 13, 2012, Giroux recorded his first career

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during game two of the first round of the 2012 playoffs against Pittsburgh. He recorded six points during that same game, earning a Flyers record for most points during a single Stanley Cup playoff game. On May 7, 2012, Giroux received a one-game suspension for a hit to the head of

forward Dainius Zubrus during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. After the Flyers were eliminated by the Devils, Giroux ended the season as both the Flyers' top regular season point-scorer (93 points) and top playoff point scorer (17 points). After the Flyers' elimination, Giroux had surgery on both of his wrists; the right to repair torn cartilage, and the left to remove bone spurs. He later claimed that Sidney Crosby had repeatedly slashed his wrists during face-offs in the first round series against Pittsburgh. At the time news of the surgery was revealed, Giroux was still the playoffs' leading point scorer, even though his team had been eliminated two weeks earlier. On June 20, 2012, Giroux was named the cover athlete for ''

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'' at the

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; he became the first Philadelphia Flyer on an EA Sports '' NHL'' video game cover since

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on ''

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''. During the

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, Giroux and Flyers teammate Daniel Brière played for Eisbären Berlin of the German

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(DEL). In his ninth game in Germany, he suffered a neck and shoulder injury that was initially feared to be a

. He returned to North America and remained inactive through the remainder of the lock-out. After the lock-out ended, Giroux was named the 19th team captain in Flyers history on January 15, 2013, taking over for the indefinitely-injured

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Giroux got off to a slow start once the shortened season began. Missing linemates Jaromír Jagr, who signed with the Dallas Stars during free agency, and Scott Hartnell, who suffered a broken foot during the third game of the season, Giroux registered only seven points through the team's first 13 games. His season turned around once right winger Jakub Voráček, who was also struggling, was placed on his line. From February 12 through the end of the regular season, Giroux was the fourth-most productive player in the League, scoring ten goals and 30 assists for a total of 40 points during that span. He finished with 48 points in 48 games and new linemate Voráček finished with a career-high 22 goals. The team as a whole struggled, however, and the Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since the season. On July 5, 2013, Giroux signed an eight-year, $66.2 million contract extension to stay in Philadelphia. The entire Flyers team struggled out of the gate, as Philadelphia won just one of their first eight games. Giroux was no exception, and had a difficult start to the 2013–14 season. In his first 15 games, he put up just seven assists and failed to tally a goal. Eventually, the team's struggles ran their course and the Flyers' and Giroux's play seemed to revert to normal. Giroux's year took another turn when it came down to the Olympic roster selection. He was one of the biggest names left off of the Canadian team. But since that point, Giroux picked up his play. As of April 12, he was third in the league in points and the Flyers were in third place in the Metropolitan Division. At the conclusion of the season, Giroux was nominated for the NHL's Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award, both of which he lost to Sidney Crosby. During the 2015–16 season Giroux required surgery to repair hip and abdominal muscle injuries in May 2016. The following year, Giroux ended the season with 14 goals, which concluded a 3 season streak of 20-plus goal seasons. Giroux said the lack of numbers was due to him still recovering from the surgery in 2016. WellsFargoCenterPhila 22

Things began turning upwards for Giroux during the 2017–18 season, as he moved from center to wing. This allowed

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to move up to the top line, and both players had career years as a result. He was named to the

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for the fifth time in his career during this season. This also made him the first Flyers skater since

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and Eric Lindros to be selected for the All-Star Game roster five or more times. On March 13, 2018, after the Philadelphia Eagles released

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, Giroux became the longest tenured professional athlete in Philadelphia. On March 20, 2018, Giroux passed Eric Lindros for 5th on the Flyers' all-time scoring list. He recorded an assist on Sean Couturier's goal to record point 660. Near the conclusion of the regular season, Giroux was nominated for the

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, and was later awarded the Bobby Clarke Trophy and the Toyota Cup award. In the final game of the regular season, Giroux became the 6th player in Flyers franchise history to reach the 100-point mark in a season, recording a power-play goal in the second period of a 5–0 win against the

. He was the first Flyers' player to reach 100 points in a season since Eric Lindros in 1995–96. Giroux helped the Flyers qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where he recorded 3 points in 6 games in an eventual first round loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Following the season, Giroux was named a Second-Team NHL All-Star. He also finished 4th in the MVP voting. On January 26, 2021, in a match against the

, Giroux recorded his 611th game played as Flyers team captain, beating

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's 1984 record. Giroux's iron man streak of 328 consecutive games ended on February 18, when he was unavailable to play a game against the New York Rangers due to a positive

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test. Giroux returned on February 24, and recorded three assists in the Flyers' 4–3 win against the New York Rangers. On December 10, 2021, Giroux recorded his 334th career power play point with an assist on

's goal; in doing so, he passed Bobby Clarke's record for most power play points in Flyers history. On December 29, 2021, two days shy of the anniversary of his first NHL point, Giroux assisted on a James van Riemsdyk goal against the

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for his 600th career assist and 884th career point. He is the 10th active player to achieve 600 assists, and his points total surpassed Hall of Famer

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for second overall in Flyers' franchise history. With the Flyers having a poor 2021–22 season and his contract approaching expiration, the possibility of Giroux being traded in advance of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs became a major point of discussion in sports media. Giroux was named the captain of the Metropolitan Division team for the

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, his seventh all-star game appearance, and was named MVP of the game after scoring two goals in the finals. Giroux scored his 900th NHL point in his 999th NHL game on March 13, 2022, a 4–3 loss to the

, while also passing

for eighth place on the Flyers' all-time goals list. On March 17, 2022, Giroux played in his 1000th NHL game, a 5–4 home victory over the

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. Mere days before the trade deadline, it was widely assumed that this would be his final game with the team. He was presented with a silver stick at a pre-game ceremony by

, and named the first star of the game despite not registering a point. He became the 40th NHL player to play 1000 games with a single team, and only the second Flyer, after Clarke.

Florida Panthers (2022)

On March 19, 2022, Giroux was traded to the

along with a 2024 5th-round pick,

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, and German Rubtsov in exchange for Owen Tippett, a 2024 first-round draft pick, and a 2023 third-round pick. He made his debut with the Panthers in a March 24 road game against the

, registering two assists in a 4–3 victory. He scored his first goal with his new team in an April 5 game against the

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, where the Panthers rallied to a 7–6 victory in overtime after a 5–1 deficit in the second period. Giroux finished the regular season with 3 goals and 20 assists in 18 games, while the Panthers finished first in the league and won the Presidents' Trophy. Entering the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs as one of the favourites, the Panthers faced the

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in the first round. Giroux played a pivotal role in the series-clinching win in Game 6, leading the team past the first round for the first time in a quarter century. In the second round matchup against the

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, the Panthers were swept in four games, bringing the postseason run to an end. Following the defeat, Giroux said that he was contemplating re-signing with the Panthers.

Ottawa Senators (2022–present)

On July 13, 2022, Giroux signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the

. He was announced as an alternate captain on September 19, 2022. Giroux recorded his 300th career goal in a November 5, 2022 game against his old team, the Flyers.

International play

Giroux competed with Team Canada in the IIHF

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. He scored two goals and four assists in seven games to help Canada win its fourth consecutive WJC. He competed with Team Canada in the IIHF World Championship in April 2013. He scored three goals and five assists in eight games. In 2015, he was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the

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. He competed with Team Canada in the 2015 IIHF World Championship, and was awarded Player of the Game in the team's victory against Team Russia in the final game of the Championship.

Personal life

During the 2010–2011 season, Giroux lived with teammate Daniel Brière and Brière's three sons in their

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home. In 2011, Giroux moved out and into an apartment with teammate Brayden Schenn. During the 2012–13 lockout, Giroux also made a voice appearance in the 2012 TV film, The Magic Hockey Skates (based on the book of the same name). On July 1, 2014, Giroux was arrested by police in

after twice grabbing the buttocks of a male police officer while intoxicated inside an Ottawa nightclub. Though he reportedly spent the night in jail, no charges were laid. In December 2016, Giroux became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Ryanne Breton and the two married in July 2018. Their son Gavin was born on August 26, 2019. The couple's second son, Palmer, was born August 5, 2021.

Records

* Gatineau Olympiques – 51 points in 19 playoff games *

– most points in a single

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game (6) * Philadelphia Flyers – most games played by a team captain (611) * Philadelphia Flyers – most power play points (334)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

International

Awards and honours

QMJHL

*Played in the 2005–06 CHL Top Prospects Game * QMJHL Rookie of the Month – December 2005 and March 2006 *2005–06 QMJHL All-Rookie Team *QMJHL Offensive Player of the Month – September 2006 *

President's Cup (QMJHL playoff champion) with Gatineau Olympiques *2008 Guy Lafleur Trophy (QMJHL playoff MVP) *2007–08 QMJHL First All-Star Team *2007–08 Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team *Jersey number 28 retired by Gatineau Olympiques on February 20, 2019

AHL

* AHL Rookie of the Month – December 2008

NHL

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NHL All-Star Game The National Hockey League All-Star Game (french: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey, links=no) is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), with many o ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, 2022 * NHL Second All-Star Team –

*NHL All-Star Game MVP – 2022

Philadelphia Flyers

* Bobby Clarke Trophy –

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

* Gene Hart Memorial Award – 2011 * Toyota Cup (3 Stars Award) – 2012,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

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2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

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*Named 2011 Pro Athlete of the Year by the

Philadelphia Sports Writers Association The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSWA) was founded on May 12, 1904, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.About
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*2012 recipient of the Philadelphia Sports Congress' John Wanamaker Athletic Award *Voted in as the cover athlete for

EA Sports EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to imitate real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network ...

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Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

voted by Flyers fans as the team's "Highlight of the Year" during the 2013–14 season *Game-winning overtime goal against the

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, p ...

, along with the assist by

Shayne Gostisbehere Shayne Gostisbehere ( ; born April 20, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Between 2014 and 2021, he played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers. Gostisbehere is ...

, voted by Flyers fans as the team's "Highlight of the Year" during the 2015–16 season *Named 2018 Saku Koivu Award (Comeback Player) recipient by ''

The Hockey News ''The Hockey News'' (''THN'') is a Canadian-based ice hockey magazine. ''The Hockey News'' was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Will Cote and has since become the most recognized hockey publication in North America. The magazine has a readers ...

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