For a decade, Eric Staal played that central role for the Hurricanes ... but Staal was the fulcrum of a generation of Hurricanes hockey. Sometimes, in the latter years, it seemed like he was ...

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 before their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The ...

Former Carolina Hurricanes player Eric Staal, second from top left, greets his father and mother during a ceremony to retire his No. 12 jersey prior an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in ...

The mantle went from Ron Francis and Glen Wesley to Rod Brind’Amour to Eric Staal, and he carried it alone for a long time, until it was no longer a privilege.