Eric Staal (akaberekwa musi waOctober 29, 1984) ndiye mukuru pahama dzacho. Akatamba hockey yake huru yejunior yePeterborough Petes yeOHL. Eric akasarudzwa wechipiri wose mu2003 NHL Entry Draft
neCarolina Hurricanes. Akatamba mwaka wake wekutanga mushure mekunyorwa uye aive chikamu chemutambo weYoungStars pa2004 NHL All-Star Game. Musi waJune 19, 2006, Eric akasimudza Stanley Cup nevaaitamba navo pavakakunda Edmonton Oilers mumutambo 7 wekupedzisira kweStanley Cup. Eric akasarudzwa kaputeni weHurricane musi waJanuary 20, 2010. Akava kaputeni wechishanu weHurricane kubva pavakaenda kuNorth Carolina kubva kuHartford. Eric akakwikwidza kuTeam Canada kumaOlympics echando a2010, akahwina menduru yegoridhe yeOlympic. Nokuda kwe2011 NHL All-Star Game, yakagadzirirwa muRaleigh, Eric akasarudzwa semumwe wevatungamiri. Musi waFebruary 28, 2016, nguva pfupi isati yasvika yekutengesa, Eric akatengeswa kuNew York Rangers kwaakabatana nemukoma wake Marc. Mushure mekubudirira kusingabudirire neRangers, Staal akapedzisa chibvumirano chake uye semunhu akasununguka akasaina chibvumirano chemakore matatu neMinnesota Wild musi waChikunguru 1, 2016. Muna 2020, akatengeswa kuBuffalo Sabres. Muna 2021, akatengeswa kuMontreal Canadiens.