Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes when his No. 12 was raised at the Lenovo Center prior to the team’s game against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

The Hurricanes retired Eric Staal's jersey on Jan. 12. Here are 10 of his best moments from his days in Carolina.

Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes when his No. 12 was raised at the ...

Eric Staal embraces Tripp Tracy during the retirement ... the four Staal brothers were super-competitive with one another — forget the hockey part; their pillow fights were said to be pretty ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his ... native and former No. 2 draft pick spent 12 of his 18 NHL seasons with Carolina, recording 455 goals and 608 assists over ...

Eric Staal spent 12 years of his 18-year NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes, becoming one of the most recognizable names in that franchise’s history. A four-time All-Star and a captain for ...

As a player, Eric Staal didn’t have to sit through ... Ron Francis’ No. 10 was retired in 2006, during Staal’s second NHL season, and Glen Wesley’s No. 2 in 2009. Staal is a big reason ...

Eric Staal hadn’t shown up on the score sheet in ... campaign that Staal has failed to eclipse 50 points. Longtime NHL star Jonathan Toews is reportedly mulling a return to action, which led ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Eric Staal became the fourth player to have ... native and former No. 2 draft pick spent 12 of his 18 NHL seasons with Carolina, recording 455 goals and 608 assists over ...

Eric Staal, now 40, was asked how he spends his ... Staal said he helps coach two of his sons in hockey after picking them up from school, grinning and saying: “When I’m coaching they probably ...

during Staal’s second NHL season, and Glen Wesley’s No. 2 in 2009. Staal is a big reason those seasons leap so quickly to mind. Eric Staal is greeted by former Carolina Hurricanes teammates ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal became the fourth player to have ... native and former No. 2 draft pick spent 12 of his 18 NHL seasons with Carolina, recording 455 goals and 608 assists over 1,365 ...