Giroux Named Playing Captain for AHL Western Conference All Star Team

Published on December 10, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Oklahoma City Barons News Release


Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Barons forward Alexandre Giroux was named a playing captain for the Western Conference for the 2011 American Hockey League All Star Classic, presented by Capital BlueCross, AHL president Dave Andrews announced today.

Captains for the AHL All Star Classic, presented by Capital BlueCross, are selected by the league president in recognition of their outstanding service and leadership with the AHL.

Giroux is one of the most consistent scoring threats in the AHL over the last 10 seasons. His 316 goals puts him 14th all time in AHL history. The Quebec City native turned pro in 2001 and has played 602 games with Binghamton, Hartford, Hershey, Chicago and now Oklahoma City. This will be his fourth appearance at the AHL All Star Classic. Giroux has appeared in three Calder Cup Finals and was named the AHL Most Valuable Player for the 2008-09 season.

Joining Giroux as the playing captain of the Eastern Conference is Mark Wotton of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Wotton, a veteran of 849 AHL games, has been a captain in 11 of his 14 seasons in the AHL. Wotton's other AHL All Star Game appearance came in 1998 as a member of the Eastern Conference.

The 2011 AHL All Star Classic, presented by Capital BlueCross, will be played at the Giant Center January 30 - 31 in Hershey, PA. The event will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League, competing in the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Game, a two-day event to be televised nationally in the United States and Canada. Of the 528 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Dustin Byfuglien, Brian Campbell, Zdeno Chara, Eric Fehr, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Ryan Miller, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.

Fans may vote for their choices for AHL All Stars by visiting the AHL All Star Classic page at www.theahl.com.

The Barons play three games this weekend, beginning tonight at home against the Manitoba Moose at 7:05 p.m. Enjoy $1 hot dogs at all concession stands for this Friday's game. Oklahoma City finishes the weekend on the road. Saturday they take on the Rockford Ice Hogs at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, the Barons take on Milwaukee at 5:05 p.m.

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