Kim Staal

Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978)[1] is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles.[2]

Kim Staal
Born (1978-03-10) 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

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. In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen",[5] which literally means "man of steel". Stålmannen is also the Swedish name for Superman.

Awards
  • Named to the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2001 and 2002.
  • Elitserien silver medal in 2002, 2008 and 2009.

Career statistics
    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

Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions:

International statistics
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
  1. "Kim Staal - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  2. "SHL-ikonen lägger av - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  3. 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.
  4. "Kim Staal till Malmö" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  5. 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.
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