Kim Staal

Kim Staal (born 10 March 1978) is a Danish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles.

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.

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 also played in the Denmark national ice hockey team and participated in twelve Ice Hockey World Championships between 2003 and 2015. In 2006, he signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. He signed with Linköpings HC in July 2007 and with HV71 on 19 June, for one season. After an injury-prone season with HV71, he signed with Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan.

Staal was often popular with fans and teammates 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 Named to the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2001 and 2002. Elitserien silver medal in 2002, 2008 and 2009.

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 2008–09 HV71 SEL 8 1 5 6 0 18 2 4 6 10 SEL totals 364 87 92 179 150 65 15 18 33 20 AHL totals 64 13 12 25 34 4 0 1 1 2

International play Staal has played for Denmark in the following competitions:

2003 World Championships 2004 World Championships 2005 World Championships 2006 World Championships 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships 2009 World Championships 2010 World Championships 2011 World Championships 2013 World Championships 2014 World Championships 2015 World Championships

International statistics Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Denmark WC 5 2 3 5 6 2004 Denmark WC 6 3 1 4 4 2005 Denmark WC 1 0 0 0 0 2006 Denmark WC 6 5 1 6 2 2007 Denmark WC 5 2 3 5 2 2008 Denmark WC 6 4 2 6 2 Senior int'l totals 29 16 10 26 16