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Eric Staal

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Eric Craig Staal (born October 29, 1984) 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. Staal is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006, and both the 2007 World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics with Team Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 23 in 2024). Eric Staal is the 450th most popular hockey player (down from 345th in 2024), the 1,318th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,210th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Eric Staal ranks 450 out of 676. Before him are Richard Zedník, Chris Osgood, Nino Niederreiter, Erik Karlsson, Carey Price, and Oleg Antonenko. After him are Victor Hedman, Jānis Sprukts, Rick Nash, Jakub Voráček, Juuso Hietanen, and Peter Regin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eric Staal ranks 989. Before him are Jelena Jovanova, Valeria Sorokina, Rene Mandri, Sarik Andreasyan, Chiara Appendino, and Danilo Larangeira. After him are Chory Castro, Josh Brener, Koji Nishimura, Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Rustam Assakalov, and Javier Culson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Eric Staal ranks 1,319 out of 1,622. Before him are Alex Harvey (1988), Jessica Klimkait (1996), Carey Price (1987), Antoine Valois-Fortier (1990), Jon Lajoie (1980), and Cori Morris (1971). After him are Jay Triano (1958), Steve Jocz (1981), Jan Lisiecki (1995), Niall Matter (1980), Sophie Nélisse (2000), and Karen Percy (1966).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Eric Staal ranks 83. Before him are Pierre Turgeon (1969), Brad Marchand (1988), Dino Ciccarelli (1960), Brian Bellows (1964), Chris Osgood (1972), and Carey Price (1987). After him are Rick Nash (1984), Larry Murphy (1961), Mitch Marner (1997), Ryan Getzlaf (1985), P. K. Subban (1989), and Curtis Joseph (1967).

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