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33 Facts About Eric Staal

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Eric Craig Staal was born on October 29,1984 and is a Canadian professional ice hockey center.

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Eric Staal is currently signed to a professional tryout contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

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Eric Staal has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, and Montreal Canadiens.

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4.

Eric Staal was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of sod farmers Henry and Linda Eric Staal.

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5.

Eric Staal started playing hockey at the age of four, and along with learning how to operate farming tools he played in a home ice rink with his three younger brothers.

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6.

Eric Staal's idols growing up were forwards Joe Sakic and Wayne Gretzky.

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Eric Staal took his jersey number 12 from what his father wore when he played hockey for the Lakehead Thunderwolves from 1978 to 1983.

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8.

Eric Staal's scoring totals increased the following season when he recorded 62 points.

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9.

Eric Staal was named to the Canadian Hockey League First All-Star Team as well as the OHL Second All-Star Team.

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10.

Eric Staal skated in the CHL Top Prospects Game, recording one assist.

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11.

Eric Staal was selected second overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, behind number one pick Marc-Andre Fleury.

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12.

Eric Staal played his first season in the NHL right after being drafted.

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13.

In 2004, Eric Staal played in the YoungStars Game as part of the 2004 NHL All-Star festivities.

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14.

Eric Staal established new franchise records in points, assists, plus-minus and shorthanded goals in a season, and was called for the AHL All Star Classic.

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Eric Staal then led the Hurricanes in points during the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs with 28 as they won the Stanley Cup.

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16.

Eric Staal made his first All-Star Game appearance in 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, where he scored the Eastern Conference's third goal.

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17.

Eric Staal was slated to become a restricted free agent on July 1,2009, but signed despite having one year at $5 million remaining on his former contract.

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18.

On May 8,2009, Eric Staal scored twice to earn 40 career post-season points, eclipsing Ron Francis' franchise mark of 39.

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19.

On January 20,2010, Eric Staal was named team captain, replacing Rod Brind'Amour, who was named an alternate captain.

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20.

Eric Staal became the fifth captain since the team relocated to the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, from Hartford.

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21.

On January 18,2011, Eric Staal was named one of two team captains for 2011 NHL All-Star Game, held in the Hurricanes' home city of Raleigh.

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22.

Eric Staal joined brother Marc in New York, but struggled for the Rangers, recording six points in 20 regular season games, and zero points in a five-game loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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23.

On December 15,2019, Eric Staal became the 89th player all-time to score 1000 career points.

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24.

Eric Staal made his debut for Iowa the following day, collecting a goal and assist against the Chicago Wolves in marking his first AHL game in over 16 years.

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In 4 appearances with the Iowa Wild, Eric Staal collected 2 goals and 5 points before he was released from his tryout on January 23,2022.

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26.

In July 2022, Eric Staal signed a professional tryout contract with the Florida Panthers, joining along with his brother Marc.

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27.

Eric Staal received his first calls to Team Canada for the 2007 World Championships in Moscow.

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28.

Four years after being named only for Canada's taxi squad for the 2006 Winter Olympics, Eric Staal was selected for the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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29.

Eric Staal became a starter alongside Sidney Crosby and Jarome Iginla, and scored one goal and five assists on the path to a gold medal.

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30.

Eric Staal was named captain of Team Canada in the 2013 World Championships in Stockholm.

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31.

Eric Staal would get injured in the first period of the quarter-finals, which Canada ended up losing to eventual champions Sweden, after a knee-on-knee hit by defenceman Alexander Edler.

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32.

In 2022, Eric Staal captained Team Canada to a sixth place finish at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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33.

Eric Staal married his longtime girlfriend Tanya Van den Broeke on August 3,2007.

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