RALEIGH, N.C. -- Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes when his No. 12 was raised at the Lenovo Center prior to the team's 3-2 overtime loss to the ...
In 2003, the Carolina Hurricanes had the second-overall pick in the NHL draft, and with it, they selected Eric Staal from the OHL’s Peterborough Petes. Staal, a native of Thunder Bay, Ont., has come a ...
When you grow up in a household with four brothers and a dad obsessed with sports, at some point, you just follow the crowd. For Wild forward Eric Staal, the sports of choice were often hockey and ...