Found August 05, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
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The Hershey Bears announced Wednesday morning that they have resigned forward Alexandre Giroux to a one-year deal.  According to Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post, it's a two-way contract, meaning he can be recalled to the NHL's Washington Capitals and returned to the AHL without having to pass through waivers. The 28-year-old Quebec native is coming off of the most prolific goal scoring season in the history of the AHL. He totaled 75 goals over the course of the regular and postseason, setting both franchise and league records. Giroux also broke Brett Hull's record for goals in consecutive games at the AHL level. Back on January 18, he recorded a goal in his 15th consecutive contest to break the 22-year-old record. Despite all of these accomplishments, it's surprising that Giroux was unable to secure a one-way deal with an NHL team. No matter what teams think about the guy, you can't argue with results. Anybody that manages to score 75 goals at the AHL...
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