Veteran defenseman Marc Staal has officially retired and joined the New York Rangers staff as a player development assistant. Staal was a first-round draft pick (12th overall) by the Rangers in 2005 and played his first 13 seasons with the Blue Shirts.

Staal was a fixture on the Rangers’ blue line between 2007 and 2020, posting 188 points (43G-145A) in 892 games. He played in 107 of his 128 career postseason games with the Rangers, reaching the Stanley Cup Final with New York in 2014.

Before the 2020-21 season, the Rangers traded Staal to the Detroit Red Wings, where he played the next two seasons. After 127 games with the Red Wings, the Florida Panthers signed Staal for the 2022-23 season.

As a member of the Panthers, Staal played in all 82 games that year, scoring three goals and adding 12 assists for 15 points. Staal went on to appear in 21 postseason games as the Panthers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Cup Final.

For the 2023-24 season, Staal signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers at age 37 for the final 35 games of his NHL career.

Staal reached the Cup Finals twice, but reached the mountaintop of the NHL. He represented the Rangers at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. That was his only All-Star Game appearance.

Marc is the second oldest of the four Staal brothers and the only one who did not play for the Carolina Hurricanes. Eric spent 12 years in Carolina, from 2003 to 2016, and was their captain from 2009 until his departure. Jordan is the current captain of the Hurricanes and joined the team for the 2012-13 season. Jared has played just two games in the NHL, both with the Hurricanes in 2013.

Now that Marc has retired, Jordan is the only Staal brother still playing professional hockey.

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