2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com
2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com
2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com
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HIGHLIGHTS<br />
52 / <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> Media Guide<br />
Center • Shoots Left Acquired: 2003 <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft<br />
6'4" • 205 lbs. 2010-11 Team: <strong>Carolina</strong><br />
10/29/84 • Thunder Bay, Ont. Drafted: <strong>Carolina</strong> 2003 (1-2-1)<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> FIRSTS: <strong>NHL</strong> HIgHS:<br />
game: 10/9/03; 3-1 L at FLa goals: 4 (3/7/09; 9-3 W at TB)<br />
Point: 10/23/03; 2-0 W at BOS (goal) Assists: 4-2x (Last: 11/9/10; 7-1 W vs. edM)<br />
goal: 10/23/03; 2-0 W at BOS (Raycroft) Points: 6 (3/7/09; 9-3 W at TB)<br />
Shootout Stats: 14 attempts, 2 goals (14.3%), Penalty Min: 26 (10/23/09; 5-4 L at COL)<br />
1 game-deciding goal goal Streak: 6 games (4/2/04-10/<strong>12</strong>/05: 7g)<br />
Assist Streak: 5 games-2x (Last: 3/1/08-3/<strong>12</strong>/08: 8a)<br />
Point Streak: 11 games (1/16/10-2/5/10: 10g, 7a)<br />
CAREER STATS<br />
ERIC STA AL <strong>12</strong><br />
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS<br />
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM<br />
2000-01 Peterborough OHL 63 19 30 49 23 7 2 5 7 4<br />
2001-02 Peterborough OHL 56 23 39 62 40 6 3 6 9 10<br />
2002-03 (a) Peterborough OHL 66 39 59 98 36 7 9 5 14 6<br />
2003-04 (b) <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 81 11 20 31 40 – – – – –<br />
2004-05 Lowell aHL 77 26 51 77 88 11 2 8 10 <strong>12</strong><br />
2005-06 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 82 45 55 100 81 25 9 19 28 8<br />
2006-07 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 82 30 40 70 68 – – – – –<br />
2007-08 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 82 38 44 82 50 – – – – –<br />
2008-09 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 82 40 35 75 50 18 10 5 15 4<br />
2009-10 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 70 29 41 70 68 – – – – –<br />
2010-11 <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> 81 33 43 76 72 – – – – –<br />
<strong>Hurricanes</strong>/<strong>NHL</strong> Totals (7 Seasons) 560 226 278 504 429 43 19 24 43 <strong>12</strong><br />
(a) June 21, 2003—Selected by the <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Hurricanes</strong> in the 2003 <strong>NHL</strong> entry draft. First <strong>Hurricanes</strong> pick, Second overall, first round.<br />
(b) Oct. 6, 2003—Signed a multi-year contract with the <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Hurricanes</strong>.<br />
PERSONAL<br />
eric and his wife, Tanya, wel<strong>com</strong>ed a son named Parker on 9/22/09, and are<br />
expecting their second child in december… They spend their summers in Thunder<br />
Bay, Ontario… His brothers Marc (NY Rangers, 2005) and Jordan (Pittsburgh,<br />
2006) were also first-round draft picks… His youngest brother, Jared, was drafted<br />
in 2008 by Phoenix and is now a member of the <strong>Hurricanes</strong> organization… eric<br />
hosts underprivileged children in his suite at <strong>Hurricanes</strong> home games as part of his<br />
“eric’s entourage” initiative… He also was involved with the launch of Raleigh’s<br />
Hockey is For everyone team, the Capital City Crew, as he donated equipment for<br />
the squad… in addition to his charitable efforts in Raleigh, he is part of a group<br />
of hockey players from Thunder Bay who host a charity golf tournament there<br />
annually benefiting the Northern Cancer Research Fund… eric’s first youth team<br />
was the Wallace Repair orange team in Norwest Minor Hockey and the players<br />
he emulated growing up were Joe Sakic and Wayne Gretzky… His most prized<br />
VS. <strong>NHL</strong><br />
CLUB gP g A PTS PIM<br />
aNa 8 5 3 8 <strong>12</strong><br />
BOS 28 11 14 25 30<br />
BuF 28 8 16 24 24<br />
CGY 6 2 2 4 6<br />
CaR 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CHi 6 2 4 6 2<br />
COL 6 0 2 2 26<br />
CBJ 6 1 3 4 2<br />
daL 7 5 3 8 2<br />
deT 7 0 5 5 6<br />
edM 6 3 5 8 0<br />
FLa 47 13 21 34 28<br />
La 5 2 4 6 8<br />
MiN 7 1 3 4 10<br />
MTL 26 15 16 31 20<br />
NSH 6 0 1 1 6<br />
NJ 28 4 9 13 16<br />
NYi 27 19 10 29 10<br />
NYR 28 8 9 17 26<br />
OTT 28 10 17 27 20<br />
PHi 28 10 9 19 14<br />
PHX 7 5 1 6 4<br />
PiT 27 <strong>12</strong> 16 28 26<br />
STL 7 4 3 7 8<br />
SJ 6 3 2 5 6<br />
TB 47 29 24 53 32<br />
TOR 26 <strong>12</strong> 15 27 18<br />
VaN 6 2 4 6 2<br />
WSH 48 20 27 47 39<br />
WPG 48 20 30 50 26<br />
possessions are his Stanley Cup ring and Olympic gold medal… eric’s first job was<br />
working on his family’s sod farm… His biggest hockey influences were his parents<br />
and his favorite team growing up was Toronto… His favorite food is Chinese and<br />
the British Virgin islands are his favorite places to visit… His favorite book is “Lone<br />
Survivor” by Marcus Luttrell… eric’s biggest talent outside of hockey is beach<br />
volleyball… His favorite movie is inception and favorite TV show is e:60… His<br />
iPod is full of “pretty much anything country”… The celebrity he would most like to<br />
meet is Rory Mcilroy… He wears number <strong>12</strong> because it was his dad’s number…<br />
His favorite former teammate is andrew Ladd… His most memorable goal was<br />
his series-clincher with 32 seconds remaining in regulation in Game 7 of the 2009<br />
eastern Conference Quarterfinals at New Jersey… eric’s favorite thing to do in the<br />
Triangle is to enjoy time outdoors with his son.
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