2005-2006 Season: * Did not dress in each of the last two games. * Made his NHL debut on Mar. 25 at Tampa Bay. * Skated in 64 games with Hartford, registering 34 goals and 25 assists, along with a plus-12 rating. * His 34 goals led the Wolf Pack and his 59 points ranked third on the team at the time of his recall. * Is in his first NHL season. * Has not appeared in a career game vs. Ottawa. Career Notes: * Appeared in 78 games with Hartford (AHL) in 2004-05, registering 32 goals and 22 assists for 54 points, along with 128 penalty minutes * Led the Wolf Pack in goals (32) and points (52) and tied for fourth on the team with a rating of plus-15 in 04-05. * In six post-season contests in 04-05 with Hartford, tallied three goals and three assists; His three assists and six points tied for second on the club. * Prior to this season, appeared in 290 career AHL games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, Binghamton Senators and Grand Rapids Griffins, registering 87 goals and 80 assists for 167 points, along with 395 penalty minutes. * Prior to joining the professional ranks, Giroux skated in 202 career games for the Hull Olympiques and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), registering 111 goals and 115 assists for 226 points, along with 359 penalty minutes. * Appeared in 2001 OHL-QMJHL All-Star Game in Montreal. * Invited to Canadas National Junior Selection Camp in 2000. * Originally Ottawa's seventh round choice, 213th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. 2005-2006 Missed Game Information: 70 - Hartford, 2 - Healthy Scratch.