As a rookie, Staal scored 42 Points while making the All-Rookie team and received a handful of votes for the Frank J. Selke. He would score seven Short-Handed Goals (NHL leading), and would also finish atop the leaderboard in Shooting Percentage (22.2).
Staal would have back-to-back 49 Points Seasons (2008-09 & 2009-10), with the latter seeing the Center finish third in Selke voting. In the former, he would help Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup. In his last year with the Penguins, Staal had 50 Points in only 62 Games, and he overall had 267 Points with 24 of them coming on the penalty kill.
32. Jordan Staal
A member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first six seasons of his NHL career, Jordan Staal wasted no time as the second overall pick of the 2006 NHL Draft to become one of the better defensive forwards in the NHL.
The Bullet Points
- Position: Center
- Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 2nd Overall in the Amateur Draft 6/24/06.
- Departed: Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Brandon Sutter, Brian Damoulin, and Carolina's 2012 1st Round Pick (which would be Derrick Poullot) 6/22/12.
- Games Played: 431
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Notable Statistics: 120 Goals
128 Assists
248 Points
231 PIM
.58 PPG
+53 Plus/Minus
26.7 Point Shares
73 Playoff Games
23 Goals
13 Assists
36 Points
34 PIM
.49 PPG
-14 Plus/Minus
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Major Accolades and Awards:
Stanley Cup Champion (2009)
First Team All-Rookie (2007)
Most Short-Handed Goals (2006-07)
Highest Shooting Percentage (2006-07)
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