Marc Staal | |||
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | January 13, 1987||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
12th overall, 2005 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 2006–2024 |
Marc Staal (born January 13, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman who is a player development assistant for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Staal played 17 seasons in the NHL for the Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, and Philadelphia Flyers, amassing over 1,100 games played. He is the second oldest of the four Staal brothers to play in the NHL, and the third to reach 1,000 games played, making them the first trio of brothers to each reach the mark. Of the brothers, Marc is the only defenceman and only one who never played for the Carolina Hurricanes, as well as the only brother never to win the Stanley Cup.