APP ONLY: 5 minutes with Claude Giroux

By Frank Seravalli
Daily News

Each week, we'll spend 5 minutes and catch up with your favorite Flyers player to get the inside scoop on their life away from the rink.

This week, we spent time with:

CLAUDE GIROUX
Born: Jan. 12, 1988 (22 years old)

Offseason residence: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hometown: Hearst, Ontario, Canada

Favorite food: Grilled cheese and Sheppard's Pie

Least favorite food: Tomatoes

First car: 1997 purple Toyota Corolla

Best dressed teammate: Ville Leino

Worst dressed teammate: James van Riemsdyk

Game-day routine: Breakfast, pre-game skate, pre-game meal with pasta and chicken, sleep 3 hours, wake-up, drive to rink, eat a grilled cheese and then play.

Favorite road city: Ottawa

Least favorite road city: Buffalo

Best team prankster: Scott Hartnell

Favorite hockey memory: Last year's run to the Stanley Cup Finals

Superstitious: Yes. Let's say I play a good game, I'll wear the same dress shirt or tie the next day, something like that. If I'm playing well, I don't like to change things up.

Best part about living in Philly: It's a sports town