Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Weight 89 kg Shoots Right Career start 1996 | National team Denmark Positions Winger Name Kim Staal | |
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Born March 10, 1978 (age 46)
Herlev, DEN ( 1978-03-10 ) JIHL team
Former teams Tohoku Free Blades
HV71
Linkopings HC
Modo Hockey
Malmo Redhawks
Herlev Eagles
Starbulls Rosenheim NHL Draft 92nd overall, 1996
Montreal Canadiens | ||
Kim staal ties it at two
Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward, currently with Herlev Eagles.
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- Kim staal ties it at two
- 129 DR1 SportNyt med Kim Staal
- Playing career
- Awards
- International play
- References
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.
12/9 DR1 SportNyt med Kim Staal
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 has also played on the Denmark national ice hockey team and has participated in every Ice Hockey World Championships since 2003. 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. After an injury-prone season with HV71, he signed with Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan.
He is often popular with fans and team mates due to his outgoing nature and sense of humour. In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen", which literally means "man of steel". Stålmannen is also the Swedish name for Superman.
Awards
International play
Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions: