‘Now 36 years old, Staal played the first 13 seasons of his pro career with the Hurricanes’ organization (including a year with the AHL’s Lowell Lock Monsters in the 2004-05 strike season) after being drafted No. 2 overall out of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League in 2003.’
Buffalo Sabres trade former Hurricanes captain Eric Staal
Source: Raleigh News and Observer