Marc Staal
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. Team |
New York Rangers Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 13, 1987, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 12th overall, 2005 New York Rangers |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
Marc Staal, (born January 13, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey player born to Henry and Linda Staal.
Staal plays for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League where he is the team's captain. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, the 12th pick overall who dropped in the NHL drafting standings.
Staal played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships bringing home gold both times. He was named the tournament's top defenceman in the 2006 Championships.
Staal is the younger brother of Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, and older brother of Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Jared Staal who plays in the OHL and was drafted in the first round by the Sudbury Wolves, the same team as Marc. Marc and Jared are currently playing together in Sudbury.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 61 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2005-06 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 57 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2005-06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2006-07 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 53 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 68 | |||||||
| OHL Totals | 236 | 23 | 100 | 123 | 215 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | ||||
Categories: 1987 births | Canadian ice hockey defencemen | Hockey prospects | Ice hockey personnel from Ontario | Living people | National Hockey League first round draft picks | New York Rangers draft picks | New York Rangers players | Ontario Hockey League first round draft picks | People from Thunder Bay, Ontario
