Raymond Giroux

Ray Giroux
Born	(1976-07-20) July 20, 1976 North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired)
Years active	1992–2014
Known for	NHL player for New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils; Russian Superleague champion with Ak Bars Kazan; KHL All-Star

Raymond "Ray" Giroux (born July 20, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who appeared in four NHL seasons, representing the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.

During his collegiate career at Yale University, Giroux served as captain for the 1997–98 squad, leading the team to secure its inaugural ECAC regular season championship and an NCAA tournament berth, surpassing preseason predictions. He was honored as a 1st-team All American, received the ECAC Player of the Year award along with recognition as the top offensive defenseman, and was shortlisted for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which honors the premier collegiate player nationwide.

Following multiple engagements within NHL organizations, Giroux moved to play internationally, competing in the American Hockey League (AHL) with teams such as the Lowell Lock Monsters, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Albany River Rats, and Houston Aeros.

While with Ak Bars Kazan, he captured the Russian Superleague title in the 2005/06 season and triumphed in the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2007. Giroux made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut during SKA Saint Petersburg’s inaugural 2008–09 campaign and was selected to participate in the 2009 KHL 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 / AIK / Jokerit	55||7||19||26||66| —||—||—||—||—
2001–02	NHL / AHL | 81||13||40||53||75| 19||1||7||8||20|
2002–03	NHL / AHL | 78||11||39||50||55| —||—||—||—||—
2003–04	NHL / AHL | 76||11||20||31||38| 4||0||0||0||0|
2004–05	AHL |70	13		20	33	5	0	0		0
2005–08	RSL |153	35		58	93	39	8	15		23
2008–10	KHL |105	5		24	29	7	0	1		1
2010–12	KHL |85	9		24	33	14	0	2		2
2012–13	NLA |4	0		0	2	1	0	0		0	0|
2013–14	KHL |48	1		9	10	14	—	—		—	—|
AHL totals !389 !73 !155 !228 !336 !34 !2 !8 !10 !35 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"				NHL totals !38 !0 !13 !13 !22 !4 !0 !0 !0 !4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"			KHL totals !238 !15 !57 !72 !176 !21 !0 !3 !3 !12 | } Awards and recognitions Distinction Year awarded All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1996–97 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1997–98 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1997–98 External links