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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 29, 1984, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes
Pro Career	2003 – present

Eric Joseph Brent Staal (born on 29 October 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Marc Staal, who was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 and is playing in the OHL, Jordan Staal who is playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jared Staal, who is playing in the OHL.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 Trivia 5 Career statistics 6 External links

Staal was selected 2nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. He had played for the Peterborough Petes of the OHL the year before, scoring 98 points in 66 games.

He played his first season in the National Hockey League right after being drafted. In 2004, Staal played in the Youngstars game as part of the 2004 NHL All-Star festivities.

He was named NHL Offensive Player of the Week (October 23-30, 2005). On October 28, 2005, Staal had his first career hat-trick against the Philadelphia Flyers. Staal led the Carolina Hurricanes in points during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 28 points. Staal was fourth in voting for the Hart Trophy, which is the award for the NHL's most valuable player.

On July 1, 2006, Staal signed a three year, $13.5 million contract with the Hurricanes.

Staal made his first appearance an All-Star game at the 2007 NHL All-Star game in Dallas where he scored the Eastern Conference's third goal.

• 2002-03: Top Draft Prospect Award (OHL)
• 2002-03: Second All-Star Team (OHL)
• 2002-03: First All-Star Team (CHL)
• 2003-04: Played in the YoungStars Game (NHL)
• 2005-06: Won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
• 2006-07: Played in his first All-Star game for the Eastern Conference representing the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)

• When Eric was growing up, his favourite hockey player was Wayne Gretzky.
• His favourite television shows are The Simpsons and Seinfeld.
• He claims that he plays poorly at bowling [1]

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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		24	9	19	28	6
NHL Totals				194	72	86	158	151		24	9	19	28	6

• Eric Staal on Internet Hockey Database