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NHL Names Staal to All-Star Game
Jan 11, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal has been named to the Eastern Conference team for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, to be held Sunday, Jan. 27 in Atlanta., the NHL announced on Friday.
Staal, 23, currently ranks tied for eighth in the NHL in goals (23), tied for fourth in game-winning goals (5) and tied for fifth in power-play goals (10). The Thunder Bay, Ont., native ranks tied for second among Hurricanes skaters in scoring this season with 41 points, which is tied for 27th-best in the league.
Originally drafted second overall by the Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Staal has 109 goals and 133 assists (242 points) in 291 career games with Carolina.
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