Eric Staal
| Eric Staal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Staal with the Hurricanes in 2013 | |||
| Born |
October 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
2nd overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Eric Craig Staal (born 29 October 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Jordan Staal, who is playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Marc Staal, who is playing for the New York Rangers, and Jared Staal, who was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft but is currently playing for the AHL's San Antonio Rampage.[1]
Awards and honours
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| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| OHL Top Prospect Award | 2002–03 | |
| OHL Second All-Star Team | 2002–03 | |
| Top Prospects Game | 2003 | |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 2002–03 | |
| AHL | ||
| Best Plus/Minus | 2004–05 | |
| NHL | ||
| YoungStars Game | 2003–04 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2005–06 | |
| Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes) | 2005–06 | |
| All-Star Game | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | |
| All-Star Game MVP | 2008 | |
| International | ||
| World Championship Gold | 2007 | |
| Olympic Gold | 2010 | [2] |
Records
[change | change source]- Carolina Hurricanes' franchise record for most hat tricks in a single season – 4 (2008–09)
- Carolina Hurricanes' franchise record for most career post-season points – 43
- Carolina Hurricanes' franchise record for consecutive games – 349 (2004–2009)[3]
- Tied Minnesota Wild's franchise record for most goals in a single season – 42 (2017–18)
Career statistics
[change | change source]Regular season and playoffs
[change | change source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Thunder Bay Kings Bantam AAA | TBAHA | 61 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 63 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 56 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 77 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 81 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 70 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 48 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 77 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 63 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 66 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,240 | 436 | 585 | 1,021 | 818 | 62 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 20 | ||||
International
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Winter Games | ||
 |
2010 Vancouver | |
| World Championships | ||
|
2007 Moscow | |
 |
2008 Halifax / Quebec City | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Canada | WJC18 | 6th | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Canada | WC | 
|
9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WC | 
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Canada | Oly |
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 32 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 22 | ||||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Youngest of 4 Staal Brothers Steps Away From NHL[permanent dead link] Yahoo Sports, April 3, 2009
- ↑ "Triple Gold for Eric Staal". International Ice Hockey Federation. February 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Eric Staal Diagnosed with Third-Degree MCL Sprain". Carolina Hurricanes. March 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database