Eric Staal Rumors & News
- Carolina Hurricanes
- #12 | C
- Height6-4
- Weight205
- Age27
- Experience 9 years
- Salary $7,750,000
- BirthplaceThunder Bay, Ontario
Eric Staal to miss three months of off-season with sprained MCL
The Province — The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament.
Vancouver Canucks 15 hours ago
Eric Staal has MCL sprain, expected to start 2013-14 season
Canes Country — Hurricanes fans are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning as the organization announced the status of team captain Eric Staal, who suffered a knee injury while playing in the IIHF World Championships on Thursday. Based on MRI and medical staff evaluation, Staal has been diagnosed with a third degree MCL sprain, and while still a significant injury, he will not require surgery, and the recovery timeline should allow Staal to be healed in time for the start of the 2013-14 season. Following is the official press release from the Hurricanes. RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, Pre...
Carolina Hurricanes 19 hours agoCarolina's Staal Out Three Months
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Eric Staal (third-degree MCL sprain) faces a three-month recovery time but will not need surgery, Tampa Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson reports
20 hours agoStaal has MCL sprain; no surgery required
Canes Now | News & Observer — Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has a sprained right knee but the injury will not require surgery, it was determined Saturday. Staal has a third-degree sprain of the right MCL and his recovery time has been set at three months. It is expected he will be ready for the start of the 2013-2014 season. Staal suffered a knee-on-knee hit Thursday during Canada's game against Sweden in the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm. Swedish defenseman Alex Edler, who hit Staal, was suspended for the remainder of the event by the IIHF for what its disciplinary panel called a "reckless, dangerous" hit....
Carolina Hurricanes 22 hours ago
Edler suspended for remainder of World Championship
The Province — Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler has been suspended for the remainder of the 2013 World Hockey Championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation independent disciplinary panel made the announcement on Friday, one day after Edler delivered a knee-on-knee hit to Canada captain Eric Staal. Edler collided with Staal late in the first period of Sweden’s 3-2 shootout win in the tournament’s quarterfinal round. Staal was in obvious discomfort, holding his right knee. The hit earned Edler a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. The disciplinary panel viewed the inc...
Vancouver Canucks May 17, 2013
Swedish defenceman Alex Edler suspended two games for knee-on-knee hit on Eric Staal
Vancouver Sun — Swedish defenceman and Vancouver Canuck Alex Edler was suspended for the remainder of the IIHF World Championship on Friday for delivering a knee-on-knee hit on Canadian forward Eric Staal.
Vancouver Canucks May 17, 2013Hurricanes' Staal Hurt At World Championships
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Following a knee-on-knee collision at the world hockey championships, Eric Staal had to be helped off the ice, the Canadian Press reports.
May 16, 2013
DeCock: Injured Canes star Staal in right place at wrong time
News & Observer — Eric Staal injured his knee Thursday in a relatively meaningless tournament. But don’t fault Staal for playing or the Hurricanes for allowing their captain to play in the World Championships. It’s what hockey players do. Read more Luke DeCock columns More NHL news Read more Hurricanes news on our Canes Now blog ...
Carolina Hurricanes May 16, 2013
Canes hold breath awaiting severity of Eric Staal’s knee injury
News & Observer — Hurricanes captain Eric Staal was injured Thursday on a violent knee-to-knee hit from Alex Edler during the World Championships. An MRI was scheduled later Thursday.
Carolina Hurricanes May 16, 2013
Canes' Eric Staal suffers leg injury in World Championships
News & Observer — Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal suffered a leg injury Thursday in the IIHF World Championships. Read more Hurricanes news on our Canes Now blog More NHL news
Carolina Hurricanes May 16, 2013
Alex Edler tossed after knee-on-knee collision with Canadian captain Eric Staal
The Province — Canadian captain Eric Staal had to be helped off the ice after a knee-on-knee collision with Sweden defenceman Alex Edler in the first period of the quarter-final game at the world hockey championship.
Vancouver Canucks May 16, 2013
Alex Edler goes knee-on-knee with Eric Staal at world hockey championships (plus video)
Vancouver Sun — Vancouver Canucks fans have been wanting Alex Edler to play a more physical game for years. … Edler is such a low-key guy that one of his defining traits is his ability to take a nap almost anywhere. … That’s why it was shocking to see him go knee-on-knee with Eric Staal during Team Sweden’s game against Team Canada at the World Championships. It was an ugly, ugly hit that will likely see Staal miss significant time and earn Edler a hefty suspension.
Vancouver Canucks May 16, 2013Eric Staal Appears To Injure Knee At World Championships
Canes Country — Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal suffered what could be a serious injury following a knee-on-knee hit from Vancouver’s Alexander Edler during Thursday’s Canada-Sweden game at the World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Edler was given a five minute major for kneeing and ejected from the game following the hit that left Staal writhing on the ice in pain. Here is a Vine clip from @mattbrigidi that shows the hit and Staal's reaction. We'll update any news on Staal as we get it. Update: @ice_chip: GM Jim Rutherford says Eric Staal has been taken for an MRI by NHL doctors. No word yet on se...
Carolina Hurricanes May 16, 2013Eric Staal suffers knee injury against Sweden
Canes Now | News & Observer — Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal suffered a leg injury Thursday in the IIHF World Championships in Stockholm. Staal, who also is serving as Canada's team captain, took a knee-on-knee hit from Alex Edler of Sweden with 4:14 left in the first period. He fell to the ice in pain, clutching his right knee. After being attended to by a Team Canada trainer, Staal was helped off the ice by teammates and then to the locker room, unable to put any weight on his right leg. Edler, who defenseman plays for the Vancouver Canucks, was given a five-minute kneeing major and ejected from the quarterfinal-...
Carolina Hurricanes May 16, 2013Canes players pack up, look to next season
Canes Now | News & Observer — The ice is still out at PNC Arena, not that it's needed by the Carolina Hurricanes. There will be no Stanley Cup playoff games. Their season is over. On Monday, the Canes players milled about the locker room, doing media interviews, packing up equipment bags. They rehashed a season that began well, went awry and ended in disappointment while talking optimistically about next season. Canes captain Eric Staal said he never expected to be doing the year-end interviews so soon this season. "Not from where we were at," he said. "We were sitting in a pretty good spot." The Canes were 15-9-1 and lead...
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