OTTAWA — Veteran forward Claude Giroux has signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators.
The contract carries a base salary of US$2 million for next season with bonuses that could reach a maximum value of $4.75 million.
“Claude brings veteran leadership and a competitive edge to our group and has been a consistent presence on and off the ice,” said Ottawa general manager Steve Staios. “We are excited to bring him back next season.”
Giroux had 15 goals and 35 assists in 81 regular season games for the Senators last season. In three seasons with Ottawa, the 37-year-old Giroux has only missed one regular-season game with 71 goals and 122 assists in that 245-game span.
He has amassed 365 goals and 751 assists for a total of 1,116 points -- 66th all time -- over his 18 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers and Senators.
Ottawa finished the 2024-25 season with a 45-30-7 record, good for fourth in the Atlantic Division and a wild-card berth in the post-season. The Senators lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games in the first round of the playoffs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 29, 2025.
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