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| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| played_for = [[Carolina Hurricanes]]<br />[[New York Rangers]]<br />[[Minnesota Wild]]<br />[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br />[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br />[[Florida Panthers]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 2nd overall
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Staal did not play an NHL game in the [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 season]]. In July 2022, Staal signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the [[Florida Panthers]], joining along with his brother Marc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Staal signs one-year deal with Panthers, Eric Staal joins on PTO - Sportsnet.ca |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/marc-staal-signs-one-year-deal-with-panthers-eric-staal-joins-on-pto/sn-amp/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.sportsnet.ca}}</ref> Shortly after that, Staal signed a one-year contract with Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/eric-staal-agrees-to-deal-with-florida/c-336651902|title=Eric Staal agrees to one-year contract with Panthers|website=NHL.com|date=October 22, 2022|access-date=October 23, 2022}}</ref> In March 2023, Eric, along with his brother Marc, refused to wear [[LGBT pride|Pride]]-themed [[hockey jersey|jerseys]] in the pre-game warmups as a part of the Panthers' annual Pride Night; they cited their Christian faith as the reason for their decision and despite that Eric did wear Pride-themed jersey as a member of the [[Montreal Canadiens]] during the [[2020–21 NHL season]].<ref>[https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/panthers-eric-staal-marc-staal-refuse-to-wear-pride-jerseys-skip-team-warmups/ Panthers' Eric Staal, Marc Staal refuse to wear Pride jerseys, skip team warmups]</ref> The rest of the Florida Panthers team members wore the jerseys during warmups to be later auctioned for charity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levesque |first1=Olivia |title=LGBTQ communities 'deserve better' as Marc, Eric Staal refuse to wear Pride jerseys, says Rainbow Collective |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/marc-eric-staal-pride-jersey-rainbow-collective-1.6789586 |website=CBC News |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
On July 30, 2024, Staal signed a one-day contract with the Hurricanes and retired from professional hockey. With his retirement, the Hurricanes announced that they will retire his #12 jersey on
==International play==
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In 2012, the Staal Brothers created the Staal Family Foundation, an organization that tries “to help improve the quality of life for children with cancer and their families.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doering |first1=Joshua |title=Staal brothers play in same NHL game for 11th time as they live for God |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/hockey/2022/11/10/staal-brothers-face-each-other-nhl-live-for-god/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
In March 2023, Eric and his brother Marc
==Records==
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{{succession box | before = [[Alexander Ovechkin]] | title = [[NHL Series|EA Sports NHL Cover Athlete]] | years = [[NHL 08|2008]] | after = [[Dion Phaneuf]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Cam Ward (ice hockey)|Cam Ward]] | title = [[List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks|Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick]] | years = [[2003 NHL Entry Draft|2003]] | after = [[Andrew Ladd]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Rod Brind'Amour]] | title = [[Carolina Hurricanes#Team captains|Carolina Hurricanes captain]] | years = [[2009–10 NHL season|2010]]–[[2015–16 NHL season|2016]] | after = [[Justin Faulk]]<br />[[Jordan Staal]]}}
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