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
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.
hear played soon
We hear that, but it's a little soon because we haven't all played in the NHL.
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.
nice remember time
It's something I'll remember for a long time and something that's nice to accomplish.
face fun goals losing nice tooth whacked win
It's no fun losing your tooth or getting your face whacked with a stick, but it's nice to come back from two goals down to get the win ? no doubt.
feeling finding good ice puck
I'm feeling more comfortable, more confident, ... I'm just feeling real good on the ice right now and the puck is finding me.
chances finding skating
I've just been finding the back of the net. I've been getting a lot of chances and skating well, and I want to keep that going as long as I can.
focusing front great less olympic team win
It was a great win for us. I can't say anything less about Cole. (Playing well in front of Quinn, Canada's Olympic team coach) was not something I was focusing on, but wanted to make a difference.
definitely scenario wins
It's definitely not the scenario we want every night. But we're going to take the wins as they come.
front good saw screen
It was kind of a seeing-eye goal. We had a good screen in front of him and I don't think he saw it.
anytime pick player
Anytime you see a player accidentally make a play like that, you want to pick him up.
call coming corner tough
That's a tough call. I didn't feel much coming around the corner but that's the call he made.
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.
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.