Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978)[1] is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles.[2]
| Kim Staal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 10, 1978 Herlev, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Malmö Redhawks Modo Hockey Milwaukee Admirals Linköpings HC HV71 Herning Blue Fox Herlev Eagles Starbulls Rosenheim Tohoku Free Blades | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| NHL Draft |
92nd overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2019 | ||
Despite his surname, he is not related to the Staal family of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, which consists of hockey playing brothers Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared, who are Canadians of Dutch descent.
Playing career edit
Staal was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his early professional career in the Swedish elite league, playing for Malmö IF and Modo Hockey. Staal also played in the Denmark national ice hockey team and participated in twelve Ice Hockey World Championships between 2003 and 2015. In 2006, he signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He signed with Linköpings HC in July 2007 and with HV71 on June 19, for one season.[3] After an injury-prone season with HV71, he signed with Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan.[4]
Staal was often popular with fans and teammates due to his outgoing nature and sense of humour.[citation needed] In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen",[5] which literally means "man of steel". Stålmannen is also the Swedish name for Superman.
Awards edit
- Named to the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2001 and 2002.
- Elitserien silver medal in 2002, 2008 and 2009.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Malmö IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Malmö IF | SEL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Malmö IF | SEL | 50 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | MIF Redhawks | SEL | 45 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 34 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 51 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | HV71 | SEL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| SEL totals | 364 | 87 | 92 | 179 | 150 | 65 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 20 | ||||
| AHL totals | 64 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International play edit
Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions:
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Championships
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 World Championships
- 2007 World Championships
- 2008 World Championships
- 2009 World Championships
- 2010 World Championships
- 2011 World Championships
- 2013 World Championships
- 2014 World Championships
- 2015 World Championships
International statistics edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Denmark | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 29 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 16 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Kim Staal - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "SHL-ikonen lägger av - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ Gustafsson, Daniel (2008-06-19). "Kim Staal fyller ena luckan" (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Kim Staal till Malmö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Hallgren, Rasmus (2008-03-30). "Staalmannen trivs i hjälterollen" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database