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Giroux spent the night at the Ottawa police cellblock on Elgin Street before he was released without charge.

The media log, which provided a summary of Wednesday’s news releases and media calls, said an Ottawa officer told Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Ron Hextall and director of communications Zach Hill the police would keep the same media line: “We cannot confirm or deny the subject of a police investigation unless charges are laid.”

The Philadelphia Flyers franchise was notified that charges would not be laid, the log said.

Typically, police take into account the severity of the alleged offence, the criminal record of an accused and their demeanour when they are interviewed to determine whether charges will be laid. Police would not say why they decided to release Giroux without charge.

On Wednesday morning, Hextall posted a comment in the team’s Twitter feed.

“We are aware of reports surrounding Claude Giroux. Until we have more information, we will withhold making any further comment,” Hextall wrote.

Even after the Ottawa police log confirmed the arrest, the franchise and the NHL had not commented or issued a statement by late Wednesday afternoon.

Giroux’s arrest on Tuesday marked the second bizarre incident he’s been involved with in the last year.

Last August in Ottawa, Giroux had surgery on his right index finger after he sustained tendon damage when a golf club shattered and splintered into his finger. It was unknown what caused the club to shatter.

Giroux was born in Northern Ontario, but grew up in Orléans and played with the Gatineau Olympiques before he was drafted to the National Hockey League.

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