What is Jordan Staal?
{{Infobox ice hockey player |image = Jordan Staal 2013.jpg |caption = Staal with the Hurricanes in 2013 |image_size = 230px |position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] |shoots = Left |height_ft = 6 |height_in = 4 |weight_lb = 220 |team = [[Carolina Hurricanes]] |former_teams = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] |league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |ntl_team = CAN |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|10}} |birth_place = [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], Canada |career_start = 2006 |draft = 2nd overall |draft_year = 2006 |draft_team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<ref name=draft>{{cite web|title=NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=2006&team=PIT&position=&round=|publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> }} '''Jordan Staal''' (born September 10, 1988) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] player for the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He is regarded as one of the NHL's premier penalty-killers, both for his strong defensive skills, along with his scoring touch that makes him a threat for shorthanded goals. He has also played for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] for 6 seasons before he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-acquire-jordan-staal-from-pittsburgh/c-635616|title=Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh|website=NHL.com}}</ref> ==Awards== *[[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] All-Star - [[2005–06 OHL season|2006]] *Played in [[CHL Top Prospects Game]] - 2006 *Shared [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] [[Michel Brière Rookie of the Year Award]] with [[Evgeni Malkin]] - [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]] *[[Calder Memorial Trophy]] nomination - 2007 *[[NHL All-Rookie Team]] - 2007 *[[Stanley Cup]] - 2009 (Pittsburgh Penguins) *[[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] nomination - 2010 == Records == *[[National Hockey League|NHL]] record; youngest player to score two [[shorthanded goa