Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Eric Craig Staal ( born on 29 October 1984 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .
Simplified: Eric Staal ( born October 29 , 1984 ) is a Canadian ice hockey player and the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .