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Eric Staal

Canadian ice hockey player

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Also known as Eric Craig Staal

Born: October 29, 1984
Birthplace: Thunder Bay
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Height: 193 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Eric Craig Staal is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eighteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Florida Panthers. Eric is the oldest of the Staal brothers, who include former teammates Marc, Jordan, and Jared.

Overview

NHL skater stats — season by season

18 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
2003–04	CAR	81	11	20	31	-6	40	2	1	3	164	6.7
2005–06	CAR	82	45	55	100	-8	81	19	4	4	279	16.1
2006–07	CAR	82	30	40	70	-6	68	12	1	1	288	10.4
2007–08	CAR	82	38	44	82	-2	50	14	0	7	310	12.3
2008–09	CAR	82	40	35	75	15	50	14	1	8	372	10.8
2009–10	CAR	70	29	41	70	4	68	13	0	5	277	10.5
2010–11	CAR	81	33	43	76	-10	72	12	3	8	296	11.1
2011–12	CAR	82	24	46	70	-20	48	7	3	3	262	9.2
2012–13	CAR	48	18	35	53	5	54	3	1	4	152	11.8
2013–14	CAR	79	21	40	61	-13	74	1	2	0	230	9.1
2014–15	CAR	77	23	31	54	-13	41	7	0	4	244	9.4
2015–16	CAR, NYR	83	13	26	39	-2	34	1	0	0	199	6.5
2016–17	MIN	82	28	37	65	17	34	4	1	8	211	13.3
2017–18	MIN	82	42	34	76	8	42	11	2	4	241	17.4
2018–19	MIN	81	22	30	52	-7	34	7	0	6	215	10.2
2019–20	MIN	66	19	28	47	-9	28	5	0	5	113	16.8
2020–21	BUF, MTL	53	5	8	13	-30	10	1	0	1	82	6.1
2022–23	FLA	72	14	15	29	-5	26	0	2	1	106	13.2
Career		1,365	455	608	1,063	-82	854	133	21	72	4,041	11.3

Career stats

All data

52 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Carolina Hurricanes
Peterborough Petes
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
Given name: Eric
Participant in: 2010 Winter Olympics
Awards: Stanley Cup
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Position played on team / speciality: centre
Drafted by: Carolina Hurricanes(2003) significant event: 2003 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 2
Mass: 93 kg
Sibling: Jordan Staal
Marc Staal
Jared Staal
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Country for sport: Canada
Family name: Staal
League: National Hockey League(since 2003)
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 1,174(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Total goals in career: 417(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Total shots in career: 3,740(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Penalty minutes in career: 790(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Career plus-minus rating: -38(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Total points in career: 974(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Total assists in career: 557(July 3, 2019) league: National Hockey League
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1.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staaler01.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-03
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Member of: Staal brothers

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