Marc Staal
Marc Staal
Marc Staalis a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of teammate Eric Staal and the older brother of Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, as well as Jared Staal, who plays in the ECHL. Of the four brothers, Marc is the only defenceman...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth13 January 1987
CityThunder Bay, Canada
against brothers far ice playing unheard year
I haven't really thought that far ahead, but if I end up getting on the ice against him, that would be pretty unbelievable. Playing against two of your brothers in the same year is kind of unheard of.
guys ice individual plays prepare relaxed sure
We didn't prepare the way we should have. It's more individual preparation, what guys need to do on the ice and not getting too relaxed out there and making sure you make the right plays when you have to.
bring defensive simple solid sure
I think I bring solid defensive play. I want to get on the ice, keep it simple and make sure they don't bring any chances.
dressed game good improved jump juniors
I think I had a pretty good season, I improved a lot over the year. It's a pretty big jump from juniors to the NHL, especially now that it's winding down and every game is important. It'll be interesting if I get dressed for a game or two, a little nerve-racking.
job knew played team
We knew if we played as a team we'd do the job.
extra game good intense start
Right from the start of this game, we wanted that extra day of rest. Not having to play a pretty intense quarter-final game is a pretty good reward. We wanted that really bad.
expecting game
I kind of wasn't really expecting it (the award) before the game or even after the game. It's a pretty big honor.
against expecting join might until
I haven't really been told anything but I might play against Philadelphia (tomorrow). It's pretty amazing. I wasn't expecting it at all until they called (Wednesday) and said they wanted me to join them on the road.