Eric STAAL

Canada

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.93/6'3''

Place of birth: THUNDER BAY, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: EDINA, MN

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men CAN Canada	6

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #6 CAN Canada 5 GER Germany 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #11 CAN Canada 2 USA United States 4	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #17 CHN China 0 CAN Canada 5	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Qualification Play-off #22 CAN Canada 7 CHN China 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals #26 SWE Sweden 2 CAN Canada 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2010	Vancouver, CAN

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2007	Moscow / Mytishchi, RUS
2	Men	2008	Halifax / Quebec City, CAN
5	Men	2013	Stockholm, SWE

Nickname:

Staaly, Staaler.

Hobbies:

Fishing, golfing, beach volleyball, tennis.

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife, Tanya. Three sons. Father, Henry. Mother, Linda. Brothers, Marc, Jordan, and Jared.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Iowa Wild

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Brother Marc Staal (Ice hockey): Plays for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. A defenceman, he previously played 12 seasons with the New York Rangers between 2007 to 2020, and has played in over 900 NHL games.

Brother Jordan Staal (Ice hockey): Captain and forward for the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL. Played four seasons with Eric with the Hurricanes from 2012/13 to 2015/16.

Brother Jared Staal (Ice hockey): Played two games in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2012/13.

Debut:

2007 World Championships

National league:

American Hockey League (AHL)

Start:

Took up the sport at age four. (thehockeynews.com, 22 Mar 2009)

Memorable:

Winning the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes. (thehockeynews.com, 22 Mar 2009)

Hero:

Ice hockey players Wayne Gretzky (CAN) and Joe Sakic (CAN). (thehockeynews.com, 22 Mar 2009)

Influence:

His father: "My dad; just his love for the game filtered through, I think, to myself and my other brothers. [His] passion for the game kind of grew into us." (thehockeynews.com, 22 Mar 2009)

Award:

NHL All-Star (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2020)
NHL Second Team All-Star (2006)

General Interest

TRIPLE GOLD CLUB
With a Stanley Cup championship (2006), World Championships gold medal (2007), and an Olympic gold medal (2010), Staal is one of seven active members of the Triple Gold Club.

FAMILY AND UPBRINGING
Of Dutch descent, his grandparents and parents owned a sod farm in Thunder Bay, ON, where he grew up alongside his three brothers.

PLAYING CAREER
Carolina Hurricanes, USA (2003-04; 2005-16); Lowell Lock Monsters (2004-05); New York Rangers (2015-16); Minnesota Wild (2016-20); Buffalo Sabres (2020-21); Montreal Canadiens, CAN (2020-21); Iowa Wild (2021- ).

NHL DRAFT
Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with the 2nd-overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Milestones

Will serve as the captain of Canada's men's ice hockey team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Scored his 1,000th NHL point in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on 15 December 2019, becoming the 89th player all-time to do so.

Ranks in the top 100 all-time in NHL games played, with 1,293.

Won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.

Legend

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