Posts About "Jordan Staal"
Penguins’ Most Creative Player Nicknames Through the Years
April 2nd, 2019 Every professional hockey player acquires a nickname by the end of his career, whether he plays just a few games or a collection of seasons. These nicknames are often simple, with the letters “er” or “y” added to the end of the first or last name, like with the Pittsburgh Penguins' Bryan “Rusty” Rust or Kris “Tanger”...
Will Hurricanes' Staal Slide in Seamlessly?
February 21st, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal has missed the last 26 games due to a concussion. He was placed on injured reserve on Jan. 4. Surprisingly the team has not missed a beat going 16-6-1 since New Year's Eve without him. Last Friday night there were 14,340 on hand to watch the Hurricanes host Connor McDavid and the Edmonton...
Brind'Amour Sets Tone With Captain Selection
September 17th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes named Justin Williams team captain over the weekend. My colleague, Mark Shiver, astutely noted that this ended a dual-captaincy model between Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal which left both men equally displeased. Beyond solving this one awkward personal dilemma, naming Williams captain marks a clear stamp from...
Williams Is the Hurricanes New Captain
September 16th, 2018 In what is a move that many expected last season, and viewed by many as a given this season, the Carolina Hurricanes and head coach Rod Brind'Amour have named Justin Williams as the team captain for the 2018-19 season. The team made the announcement mid-afternoon on Thursday. It was also announced that last year's co-captains Jordan...
Jordan Staal: Hurricanes' Stealth Leader
July 19th, 2018 Jordan Staal can best be described as the Carolina Hurricanes' stealth leader. He's not normally found in the headlines and he is not who first comes to mind when thinking about the Hurricanes. Yet, if the team lost Staal, his absence would be monumental. Being Without Staal Really Hurt As a matter of fact, the Hurricanes were without...
Staal & Faulk on Hurricanes' Two-Headed Captaincy
April 14th, 2018 During the Carolina Hurricanes end of season media availability with the players last week, I had the opportunity to address the team's two-headed captaincy directly with the two players who comprise it, Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. Both said they were fine with it, but one admitted it was a little weird. With the future of...