Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An haife shi a Thunder Bay, Ontario, Staal ya girma yana wasa hockey kankara tare da 'yan uwansa uku a kan filin wasan waje wanda mahaifinsu Henry ya gina. Duk 'yan'uwan Staal sun taka leda a NHL. 'Yan uwan Eric, wanda Carolina Hurricanes ta zaba a 2003, da Marc, wanda New York Rangers ta zaba a 2005, dukansu suna wasa tare da Jordan a NHL, yayin da an zabi ƙaramin ɗan'uwan Jared a 2008
ta Phoenix Coyotes, ta buga wasanni 2 na NHL kuma a halin yanzu mataimakin koci ne tare da OHA Edmonton na Wasannin Wasannin Wasannin Wasannin Wasanni na Kanada. Dan uwansa Jeff Heerema ne Hurricanes ya zaba a zagaye na farko na NHL Entry Draft na 1998.