Raymond Giroux

Raymond "Ray" Giroux (born July 20, 1976) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.

Raymond Giroux
Born	(1976-07-20) July 20, 1976 North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders AIK Hockey HIFK Jokerit New Jersey Devils Ak Bars Kazan SKA Saint Petersburg Traktor Chelyabinsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk
NHL draft	202nd overall, 1994 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1998–2014

Giroux played collegiately at Yale University. During the 1997–98 season, he captained the best team in school history as Yale won their first ECAC regular season title (Yale has since won another regular season title in the 2008-09 season) and advanced to the NCAA tournament after only having been picked to finish in 10th place at the beginning of the season. In addition to being a 1st-team All American, Giroux was named ECAC Player of the Year as well as the league's best offensive defenceman and was one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate player.

Giroux spent time in many NHL organizations before leaving the US to play overseas. He has played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Lowell Lock Monsters, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Albany River Rats, and Houston Aeros.

Playing for Ak Bars he became Russian champion (2005/06) and IIHF European Champions Cup winner (2007). Giroux made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with SKA Saint Petersburg during the inaugural 2008–09 KHL season. He participated in 2009 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	North Bay Trappers Midget AAA	GNML		45	8	18	26	117		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Powassan Hawks	NOJHL		36	10	40	50	42		9	2	11	13	20
1994–95	Yale University	ECAC		27	1	3	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Yale University	ECAC		30	3	17	20	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Yale University	ECAC		32	9	12	21	38		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Yale University	ECAC		35	9	30	39	62		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		59	13	19	32	92		3	1	1	2	0
1999–00	New York Islanders	NHL		14	0	9	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		49	12	21	33	34		7	0	0	0	2
2000–01	HIFK	SM-l		22	3	9	12	34		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	AIK	SEL		9	0	1	1	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		24	4	9	13	16		5	0	0	0	0
2001–02	New York Islanders	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		79	13	40	53	73		19	1	7	8	20
2002–03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		11	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Albany River Rats	AHL		67	11	38	49	49		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		11	0	3	3	4		4	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Albany River Rats	AHL		65	11	17	28	34		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Houston Aeros	AHL		70	13	20	33	54		5	0	0	0	13
2005–06	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		46	9	11	20	56		13	3	8	11	14
2006–07	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		50	13	26	39	83		16	3	5	8	22
2007–08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		57	13	21	34	61		10	2	2	4	2
2008–09	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		54	2	13	15	38		3	0	0	0	0
2009–10	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		51	3	11	14	42		4	0	1	1	0
2010–11	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		37	4	11	15	52		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		48	5	13	18	30		14	0	2	2	12
2012–13	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		4	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL		48	1	9	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				389	73	155	228	336		34	2	8	10	35
NHL totals				38	0	13	13	22		4	0	0	0	4
KHL totals				238	15	57	72	176		21	0	3	3	12

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	1996–97
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1997–98
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1997–98

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database