Jordan Staal

Jordan Staal
Staal with the Hurricanes in 2013
Born (1988-09-10) September 10, 1988
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins
National team  Canada
NHL draft 2nd overall, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins[1]
Playing career 2006–present

Jordan Staal (born September 10, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is regarded as one of the NHL's premier penalty-killers, both for his strong defensive skills, along with his scoring touch that makes him a threat for shorthanded goals. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins for 6 seasons before he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 2012.[2]

Awards

Records

  • NHL record; youngest player to score two shorthanded goals in one game - October 21, 2006 against the Columbus Blue Jackets (18 years, 41 days; surpassed Radek Dvořák of the Florida Panthers; 20 years, 278 days on December 12, 1997)
  • NHL record; youngest player to score on a penalty shot - (18 years, 41 days; surpassed Nathan Horton of the Florida Panthers; 18 years, 224 days on January 8, 2004)
  • NHL record; youngest player to score a hat trick - February 10, 2007 against the Toronto Maple Leafs (18 years, 153 days; surpassed Jack Hamilton of the Toronto Maple Leafs; 18 years, 185 days old on December 4, 1943)
  • NHL record; most short-handed goals by a rookie, in 2006–07 (7 shorthanded goals; surpassed Gerry Minor of the Vancouver Canucks in 1980–81 and John Madden in 1999–00; 6 shorthanded goals)

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 9 19 28 29 14 5 5 10 16
2005–06 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 28 40 68 69 19 10 6 16 16
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 29 13 42 24 5 3 0 3 2
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 12 16 28 55 20 6 1 7 14
2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 22 27 49 37 24 4 5 9 8
2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 21 28 49 57 11 3 2 5 6
2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42 11 19 30 24 7 1 2 3 2
2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 25 25 50 34 6 6 3 9 2
2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 48 10 21 31 32 — — — — —
2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 14 24 40 34 — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 46 6 18 24 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 20 28 48 34 — — — — —
2016–17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 75 16 29 45 38 — — — — —
2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 79 19 27 46 26 — — — — —
2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 50 11 17 28 26 15 4 6 10 8
2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 68 8 19 27 40 8 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 961 225 312 537 475 96 27 19 46 46
OHL totals 134 37 59 96 98 33 15 11 26 32

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Canada WC 9 0 2 2 0
Int'l totals 9 0 2 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh". NHL.com.

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