5 minutes with ... Claude Giroux
Born: Jan. 12, 1988 Offseason residence: Ottawa, Ontario Hometown: Hearst, Ontario Favorite food: Grilled cheese and shepherd's pie
Born: Jan. 12, 1988
Offseason residence: Ottawa, Ontario
Hometown: Hearst, Ontario
Favorite food: Grilled cheese and shepherd's pie
Least favorite food: Tomatoes
First car: 1997 purple Toyota Corolla
Best-dressed teammate: Ville Leino
Worst-dressed teammate: James van Riemsdyk
Game-day routine: Breakfast, pregame skate, pregame meal with pasta and chicken, sleep 3 hours, wake up, drive to rink, eat a grilled cheese.
Favorite road city: Ottawa
Least favorite road city: Buffalo
Best team prankster: Scott Hartnell
Favorite hockey memory: Last year's run to the Stanley Cup finals
Superstitious: Yes. Let's say I play a good game. I'll wear the same dress shirt or tie the next day, something like that. If I'm playing well, I don't like to change things up.
Best part about living in Philly: It's a sports town.