Eric Staal

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]

Eric Staal
Staal with the Hurricanes in 2013
Born	(1984-10-29) October 29, 1984 (age 41) 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

Awards and honours

Closeup of Staal's gold medal from the 2010 Winter Olympics

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 2018
All-Star Game MVP	2008
International
World Championship Gold	2007
Olympic Gold	2010	[2]

Records

• 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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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