Claude Giroux Wins QMJHL Playoff MVP

Claude Giroux of the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League won the league Most Valuable Player for the 2008 playoffs for his performance in leading his team to a QMJHL Championship, winning the President's Trophy.

Giroux, the Philadelphia Flyers' first round pick (22nd overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, scored 17 goals and 34 assists for 51 points in 19 games, setting a team record for most points in the playoffs.  He lead the league in both assists and points.

He was named to the first All-Star team this year after posting 38 goals and 68 assists for 106 points in 55 games.  He was second in the QMJHL in assists, second in points, third in plus/minus (+40), fifth in game-winning goals (8), third in shorthanded goals (6), and thirteenth in goals.

Giroux played two games for the Flyers this season in February, but was held scoreless in both.  He also scored two goals and four assists in seven games for Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF Under-20 Championships.