page_title: Staal brothers
section_title: Marc
hierarchical_section_title: Staal brothers / Marc
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context_page_description: The Staal brothers are four brothers from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, all of whom have had NHL contracts. All but Jared Staal still play in NHL, and all but Marc Staal have played for the Carolina Hurricanes. The brothers were born to Dutch-Canadian sod farmers Henry and Linda Staal. Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared played AAA with their hometown Thunder Bay Kings.
context_section_description: Marc Staal (born January 13, 1987) is the second-oldest and the only brother to play as a defenseman. He is also the only one to never play for the Hurricanes. Marc played his major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL from 2003-2007. He was the team captain and lead the Wolves to their first OHL final in 30 years. He was drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft but did not start playing in the NHL until 2007. Like Eric, Marc was a part of the YoungStars game at the All-Star Game in his rookie season. In 2010, after signing a 5-year extension with the Rangers, as well as a strong training camp, Marc was named an alternate captain of the team. Marc played on his brother Eric's team at the 2011 NHL All Star Game. On February 22, 2011, Marc was checked by his brother Eric and was slow to get up. He played the remainder of the season but it was revealed before the Rangers 2011 training camp that Marc was suffering from post-concussion symptoms. He did not return until January 2, 2012, to play in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic against the Philadelphia Flyers. Marc again lost most of a season due to injury in the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, as in March he got hit by a puck in the eye playing against the Flyers. Marc returned as a regular with the Rangers in 2013–14, and helped the team get to the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals against the Los Angeles Kings, losing in 5 games.
caption: Staal during a game in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs
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