Eric Staal
Eric Staal
Eric Craig Staalis a Canadian professional ice hockey player playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. Eric is the oldest of the Staal brothers, which include former teammates Marc Staal, Jordan Staal and Jared Staal. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, and both the 2007 World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics with Team Canada...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth29 October 1984
CityThunder Bay, Canada
bad conference game nice overall win
It will be nice to get back home. We want first overall in our conference and first overall. We're going to try win every game from here on out. It's too bad we didn't get one tonight.
alone break games lose ready three
You never want to lose three games in a row, let alone going into a break. Go into the break and rejuvenate and come back and be ready to go.
against beat games good ourselves played prove
They've played two good games against us, and we wanted to come in here and prove to ourselves that we can beat that team, ... We know we've got a lot more games against them, so we have to keep getting better.
excited game games grew hockey intensity knew later league level loved night played since watched watching
You can see the intensity in just the way the game is played and in the guys' faces. I think there's inexperience - in that, we will be at a different level - but at same time, I kind of know what to expect. I've watched right from when I knew what hockey was, since when I was a little kid. I grew up watching the league all the time, and the playoffs. There are games every night of the week, so I loved it. Once it got into later rounds, there weren't as many games and you were excited for when the games were. It was a lot of fun.
games i-can
I'll do whatever I can to promote the game.
finding help hopefully points team
The puck's kind of finding me right now. Hopefully I can keep it going and help our team put points on the board.
expect
We expect he'll come back for us. He's been there for us all year.
coming flying playing
The way I'm playing right now, I'm coming with a lot of speed, the puck's flying for me and I'm going to keep it going as long as I can.
When that happens, you can feel it coming.
glad good guys harder maybe time year
I was glad to still be playing. I got in a good year with a lot of minutes. Maybe some of the guys who didn't play had a harder time getting back into the groove.
far finish good guys obviously ready strong year
It doesn't come by yourself, it comes with other guys that you play with and teammates. It's been a good year so far and obviously we need to finish strong, and I would like to finish strong and be ready for the playoffs.
best canada continue gold good great last maybe next olympic players playing position push won wrong
I think I'm playing the wrong position because there's so many great players from Canada. They won Olympic gold last time. There's so many good players that are going to get a really good look. You never know. I'm just going to continue to do my best this year. I mean, if they give me a shot, they give me a shot. If not, maybe next time. I'm going to continue to push myself and be the best I can.
found good needed net screen wood
We needed the win. I didn't get as much wood on it as I would have liked, but I found the back of the net with a good screen in front.
drive gotten great legs net powerful skater strength stride tough type using
I don't think I've gotten any faster. I think just my stride has gotten more powerful. Just going wide, being able to drive to the net and get by the D, using the strength in my legs to get there. Kind of like the type of skater that Erik Cole is. He's got great speed, but he's got such a powerful stride, it makes him tough to stop.