Getting To Know: Claude Giroux Claude Giroux leads the Flyers with 19 points in 15 games. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images) Mark Malinowski 2011-11-13 11:08:00Status: Philadelphia Flyers right winger/center.
Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 172 pounds
DOB: Jan. 12, 1988 In: Hearst, Ont.
First Hockey Memory: "Just being in the basement with my dad and playing some hockey and just playing a lot of hours with that."
Hockey Inspirations: "My dad inspired me a lot when I was a kid. He helped me a lot with my game and he enjoyed it a lot too. I think, when I played junior, Benoit Groulx was my coach who pushed me to get a lot better. I was lucky to have a lot of good coaches when I was younger, too. So a lot of people inspired me."
Last Book Read: "Josh Hamilton’s from the Texas Rangers."
Current Car: "Right now it's a Camaro (gray)." Favorite Meal: "Grilled cheese."
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: "Chocolate." Greatest Sports Moment: "When we were going to the Stanley Cup final."
Most Painful Moment: "Minus-6 against Ottawa."
Favorite Uniforms: "Flyers (laughs). The Winnipeg new ones are pretty cool."
Favorite Arena: "Montreal. The fans are pretty loud there."
Funny Hockey Memory: "Scott Hartnell, when he threw his glove with five seconds left in the game. And the guy had a breakaway after. Three years ago."
Closest Hockey Friends: "On the team? (Yes.) Matt Carle and James van Riemsdyk."
Funniest Players Encountered: "Aaron Asham and Scott Hartnell."
Toughest Competitors Encountered: "Good question...I'd say Mike Richards. (Why him?) When the game's on the line, he shows up. Just his will to win is pretty amazing to watch."
Most Memorable Goal: "Game 3, Stanley Cup final." Strangest Game: "Loss, 7-0 to the Rangers. Just a weird game, nothing was working." Embarrassing Hockey Memory: "That minus-6 was pretty bad." Last Vacation: "I went to Cabo, Mexico." Favorite Sport Outside Hockey: "I got a couple. I like pretty much everything. But basketball is up there."
Personality Qualities Most Admired: "Sense of humor. Generous. And caring." Mark 'Scoop' Malinowski's second book "Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew" is available onwww.amazon.com. Malinowski is the creator of two websites: www.thebiofile.com and www.tennis-prose.com