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Canada Eric Staal
#12 Florida Panthers / NHL - 22/23
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 29, 1984
Position
C
Age
40
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Thunder Bay Kings
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 1 #2 overall by Carolina Hurricanes
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Marc Staal, Jordan Staal, Jared Staal
Cousin: Jeff Heerema

In his 2nd NHL season, Staal helped lead the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup with a career-high of 45 goals and 55 assists. The 6'4 center won a World Championship with Canada in 2007 and became a Triple Gold Club member in 2010 when he won Olympic gold. Eric also tied Minnesota's record for goals in a season, scoring 42 in 2018.

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Eric Staal Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Thunder Bay Kings U15 AAA U15 AAA 59* 48* 52* 100* 33* -* |
2000-01 Peterborough Petes OHL 63* 19* 30* 49* 23* 17* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 4 4
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 Peterborough Petes OHL 56* 23* 39* 62* 40* 8* | Playoffs 6 3 6 9 10 3
Canada U18 “A” WJC-18 8* 2* 5* 7* 4* -6* |
2002-03 Peterborough Petes “A” OHL 66* 39* 59* 98* 36* 20* | Playoffs 7 9 5 14 6 5
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81* 11* 20* 31* 40* -6* |
2004-05 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 77* 26* 51* 77* 88* 37* | Playoffs 11 2 8 10 12 0
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 45* 55* 100* 81* -8* | Playoffs 25 9 19 28 8 0
2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 30* 40* 70* 68* -6* |
Canada WC 9* 5* 5* 10* 6* 6* |
2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes “A” NHL 82* 38* 44* 82* 50* -2* |
Canada WC 8* 4* 3* 7* 6* 5* |
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes “A” NHL 82* 40* 35* 75* 50* 15* | Playoffs 18 10 5 15 4 -3
2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 70* 29* 41* 70* 68* 4* |
Canada OG 7* 1* 5* 6* 6* 6* |
2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 81* 33* 43* 76* 72* -10* |
2011-12 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 82* 24* 46* 70* 48* -20* |
2012-13 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 48* 18* 35* 53* 54* 5* |
Canada “C” WC 8* 0* 3* 3* 4* 0* |
2013-14 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 79* 21* 40* 61* 74* -13* |
2014-15 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 77* 23* 31* 54* 41* -13* |
2015-16 Carolina Hurricanes “C” NHL 63* 10* 23* 33* 32* -3* |
New York Rangers NHL 20* 3* 3* 6* 2* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -7
2016-17 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 82* 28* 37* 65* 34* 17* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -1
2017-18 Minnesota Wild NHL 82* 42* 34* 76* 42* 8* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -3
2018-19 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 81* 22* 30* 52* 34* -7* |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 66* 19* 28* 47* 28* -9* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 2 0
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 32* 3* 7* 10* 8* -20* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 21* 2* 1* 3* 2* -10* | Playoffs 21 2 6 8 6 -2
2021-22 Iowa Wild AHL 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* 2* |
Canada “C” OG 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* -1* |
2022-23 Florida Panthers NHL 72* 14* 15* 29* 26* -5* | Playoffs 21 2 3 5 12 -4

Eric Staal Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Canada U18 Nations Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 7* -* |

Eric Staal Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 81* 28* 54* 82* 1.01* 88* 39* | 1 11 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.91 * 12 * 0 *
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 7* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 365* 455* 608* 1 063* 0.78* 854* -82* | 8 104 25 * 39 * 64 * 0.62 * 38 * -20 *
OG 2 12* 2* 8* 10* 0.83* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 185* 81* 128* 209* 1.13* 99* 45* | 3 20 14 * 16 * 30 * 1.50 * 20 * 12 *
U15 AAA 1 59* 48* 52* 100* 1.69* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 25* 9* 11* 20* 0.80* 16* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 8* 2* 5* 7* 0.88* 4* -6* | 0 * * * * * *

Eric Staal Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/30/2024
07/30/2024 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Retired
10/21/2022
10/21/2022 Confirmed Iowa Wild Florida Panthers
01/13/2022
01/13/2022 Confirmed No team Iowa Wild
03/26/2021
03/26/2021 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Montréal Canadiens
09/16/2020
09/16/2020 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
02/25/2019
02/25/2019 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
07/01/2016
07/01/2016 Confirmed New York Rangers Minnesota Wild
02/28/2016
02/28/2016 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers
09/11/2008
09/11/2008 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #13 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 12 retired by Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Peterborough Petes

Career transactions
- 2008-09-11 • Signed to a seven-year contract extension by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2006-07-01 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2003-10-06 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Carolina Hurricanes

Other memorable dates
- 2010-01-20 • Named Captain by the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2008-01-27 • Named NHL All-Star Game MVP
- 2005-10-28 • Scored first career NHL hat trick (vs Philadephia)