2011-12 SEASON
Split the season between Charlotte and Providence of the AHL, totaling eight points (3g, 5a) in 44 games… Earned his first point of the season with an assist at Houston (10/30)… Scored his first goal of the season at Rockford (11/6)… Netted a power-play goal at San Antonio (12/11)… Scored the game-winning goal at Texas (2/4)… Loaned to Providence in March, and earned three assists in seven games played for the Bruins.

CAREER
Acquired by the Hurricanes on May 13, 2010 in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft… Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on 5/14/10… Had 11 points (4g, 7a) in 67 career American Hockey League (AHL) games entering 2012-13… Also had 11 points (6g, 5a) in 33 career ECHL games… Is the youngest brother of Hurricanes centers Eric and Jordan Staal… Totaled 153 points (54g, 99a) in 249 regular-season games during a four-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with Sudbury… Was selected by Sudbury in the first round (11th overall) in the OHL Priority Draft after totaling 49 points (24g, 25a) in 64 games with the AAA Thunder Bay Kings in 2005-06… Skated in 63 regular-season games and 21 playoff games as a rookie for Sudbury in 2006-07, scoring the game-winning goal for the Wolves in the 2007 OHL Conference Finals… Ranked second among Sudbury skaters in scoring with 49 points (21g, 28a) in 2007-08 and was selected to play in the OHL All-Star Classic… Scored a goal in the 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game… Ranked tied for fourth on the Wolves in scoring in 2008-09 with 52 points (19g, 33a) in 67 games… Made his professional debut with San Antonio at the conclusion of the Wolves’ season, skating in five games without earning a point… His first AHL game was a 5-2 San Antonio victory at Lake Erie (3/21/09)… Led Sudbury in assists (37), totaling 49 points (12g, 37a) in 59 games during his final season of junior hockey in 2009-10… Joined San Antonio at the end of the junior season, earning his first professional point with an assist vs. Houston (4/8/10)… Completed his first full professional season in 2010-11, earning two points (1g, 1a) in 13 games with Charlotte (AHL) and 11 points (6g, 5a) in 33 games with Florida (ECHL)… Netted his first AHL goal at Binghamton (12/18/10).