Kim Staal
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Kim Staal (born March 10, 1978) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward, currently with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He 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 Elitserien, playing for Malmö IF and MODO Hockey. Staal has also played on the Danish national men's ice hockey team. In 2006, he signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He signed with Linköpings HC in July 2007.
He is often popular with fans and teammates due to his outgoing nature and sense of humour. In Sweden, his nickname is "Staalmannen" which literally means "the Man of Steel". Stålmannen is also the Swedish name for Superman.
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.
[edit] Awards
- Elitserien silver medal in 2002 and 2008.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Malmö IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | Malmö IF | SEL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Malmö IF | SEL | 50 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Malmö IF | SEL | 48 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | MODO Hockey | SEL | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | MODO Hockey | SEL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | MIF Redhawks | SEL | 45 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 34 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 51 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| SEL totals | 356 | 86 | 87 | 173 | 150 | 47 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 | ||||
| AHL totals | 64 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Statistics as of April 28, 2008
