Kim Staal
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Kim Staal 2011.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|10}}
| birth_place = Herlev, Denmark
| league =
| team =
| played_for = Malmö Redhawks
Modo Hockey
Milwaukee Admirals
Linköpings HC
HV71
Herning Blue Fox
Herlev Eagles
Starbulls Rosenheim
Tohoku Free Blades
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 192
| ntl_team = DEN
| draft = 92nd overall
| draft_year = 1996
| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens
| career_start = 1996
| career_end = 2019
}}
Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978){{cite web |title=Kim Staal - player profile and career stats |publisher=European Hockey.Net |url=http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=9914 |accessdate=2008-06-19}} is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeysverige.se/2019/08/09/shl-ikonen-lagger-av|title=SHL-ikonen lägger av - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar|date=9 August 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.{{cite web|title=Kim Staal fyller ena luckan |publisher=HV71 |last=Gustafsson |first=Daniel |language=Swedish |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Kim-Staal-fyller-ena-luckan/ |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2008-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730005952/http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Kim-Staal-fyller-ena-luckan/ |archivedate=2008-07-30 }} After an injury-prone season with HV71, he signed with Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockeybladet/sverige/allsvenskan/article4923025.ab |title=Kim Staal till Malmö |publisher=Aftonbladet |language=Swedish |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}
Staal was often popular with fans and teammates due to his outgoing nature and sense of humour.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}} In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen",{{cite web|url=http://www.linkopinghc.com/index.php?storyid=39 |title=Staalmannen trivs i hjälterollen |publisher=Linköpings HC |last=Hallgren |first=Rasmus |language=Swedish |date=2008-03-30 |accessdate=2008-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615184534/http://www.linkopinghc.com/index.php?storyid=39 |archivedate=2011-06-15 }} 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
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
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| 1996–97 | Malmö IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | Malmö IF | SEL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998–99 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999–00 | Malmö IF | SEL | 50 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000–01 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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| 2001–02 | SEL | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | SEL | 45 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–05 | SEL | 34 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006–07 | AHL | 64 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2007–08 | SEL | 51 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
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| 2008–09 | HV71 | SEL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
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! colspan="3" | SEL totals ! 364 ! 87 ! 92 ! 179 ! 150 ! 65 ! 15 ! 18 ! 33 ! 20 |
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! colspan="3" | 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=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| ALIGN="center"
| 2003 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2004 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2005 | Denmark | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2006 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
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| 2007 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2008 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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| align="center" colspan=3| Senior int'l totals ! 29 ! 16 ! 10 ! 26 ! 16 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Danish ice hockey right wingers
Category:Herlev Hornets players
Category:Herning Blue Fox players
Category:Malmö Redhawks players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Sportspeople from Herlev Municipality
Category:Starbulls Rosenheim players
Category:Tohoku Free Blades players
Category:Ice hockey people from the Capital Region of Denmark