As a player, Eric Staal didn’t have to sit through many ... “A couple of those guys are young guys. ‘Who is this guy? We have to watch this?’” To celebrate history, you have to make ...

Eric Staal came to the Carolina Hurricanes with ... You can never really tell with young kids. But when you’re big framed and you have that desire to be good … you knew that something special ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Staal has a lot to be proud of. Eighteen years in the NHL, recording 1,063 points in 1,365 career games; six All-Star nominations, including MVP honors in 2008; and one of ...

The highs were so high. The lows, lower and lower. For a decade, Eric Staal played that central role for the Hurricanes, on and off the ice, in good times and bad. He was the unquestioned star.

On Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes honored one of its greatest players. 18-year veteran Eric Staal had his No. 12 jersey retired by the franchise before the Canes hosted the Anaheim Ducks.

Eric Staal spent 12 years of his 18-year NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes, becoming one of the most recognizable names in that franchise’s history. A four-time All-Star and a captain for ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 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 game against ...