Eric Staal

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Image:Ericstaal 2006nhlawards.jpg
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Born	October 29, 1984, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes
Pro Career	2003 – present

</div></div> 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 is playing for the New York Rangers, Jordan Staal who is playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jared Staal, who is playing in the OHL.

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

[edit] Playing career

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.

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.

[edit] Awards

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)

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Peterborough	OHL	63	19	30	49	23	7	2	5	7	4
2001-02	Peterborough	OHL	56	23	39	62	40	6	3	6	9	10
2002-03	Peterborough	OHL	66	39	59	98	36	7	5	9	14	6
2003-04	Carolina	NHL	81	11	20	31	40	--	--	--	--	--
2004-05	Lowell Lock	AHL	77	26	51	77	88	11	2	8	10	12
2005-06	Carolina	NHL	82	45	55	100	81	24	9	19	28	6
NHL Totals			163	56	75	131	121	24	9	19	28	6