Kim Staal | |||
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Born | Herlev, Denmark | March 10, 1978||
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 |
Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978) [1] is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles. [2]
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.
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 has also played on the Denmark national ice hockey team and has participated in every Ice Hockey World Championships since 2003. 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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions:
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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 |
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