Kim Staal

Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978)^[1] is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles.^[2]

Kim Staal
Born	(1978-03-10) March 10, 1978 (age 47) Herlev, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Malmö Redhawks Modo Hockey Milwaukee Admirals Linköpings HC HV71 Herning Blue Fox Herlev Eagles Starbulls Rosenheim Tohoku Free Blades
National team	Denmark
NHL draft	92nd overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1996–2019

Despite his surname, he is not related to the Staal family of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, which consists of hockey playing brothers Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared, who are Canadians of Dutch descent.

Playing career

Staal was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his early professional career in the Swedish elite league, playing for Malmö IF and Modo Hockey. Staal also played in the Denmark national ice hockey team and participated in twelve Ice Hockey World Championships between 2003 and 2015. In 2006, he signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He signed with Linköpings HC in July 2007 and with HV71 on June 19, for one season.^[3] After an injury-prone season with HV71, he signed with Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan.^[4]

Staal was often popular with fans and teammates due to his outgoing nature and sense of humour.^{[citation needed]} In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen",^[5] which literally means "man of steel". Stålmannen is also the Swedish name for Superman.

Awards

• Named to the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2001 and 2002.
• Elitserien silver medal in 2002, 2008 and 2009.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Malmö IF	SEL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Malmö IF	SEL		13	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Malmö IF	SEL		48	1	5	6	14		4	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Malmö IF	SEL		50	14	10	24	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Malmö IF	SEL		48	16	15	31	32		9	4	2	6	4
2001–02	Modo Hockey	SEL		49	14	23	37	16		12	3	7	10	2
2002–03	Modo Hockey	SEL		14	4	5	9	4		6	1	0	1	0
2003–04	MIF Redhawks	SEL		45	15	8	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		34	10	11	21	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		64	13	12	25	34		4	0	1	1	2
2007–08	Linköpings HC	SEL		51	12	8	20	30		16	5	5	10	4
2008–09	HV71	SEL		8	1	5	6	0		18	2	4	6	10
SEL totals				364	87	92	179	150		65	15	18	33	20
AHL totals				64	13	12	25	34		4	0	1	1	2

International play

Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions:

• 2003 World Championships
• 2004 World Championships
• 2005 World Championships
• 2006 World Championships
• 2007 World Championships
• 2008 World Championships
• 2009 World Championships
• 2010 World Championships
• 2011 World Championships
• 2013 World Championships
• 2014 World Championships
• 2015 World Championships

International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Denmark	WC		5	2	3	5	6
2004	Denmark	WC		6	3	1	4	4
2005	Denmark	WC		1	0	0	0	0
2006	Denmark	WC		6	5	1	6	2
2007	Denmark	WC		5	2	3	5	2
2008	Denmark	WC		6	4	2	6	2
Senior int'l totals				29	16	10	26	16