Former Wolves defenceman is honoured for his four outstanding years with the Sudbury hockey club before moving on to the NHL
As a special part of the Sudbury Wolves 50th anniversary celebrations, the local hockey club paid a high honour to a former member of the team Friday when his hockey sweater was officially retired from the Wolves roster.
Staal, 36, was back at the Sudbury Arena Friday night as sweater No. 14 was hoisted to the rafters to join the retired sweaters of other hockey stars that played for the Wolves in past years. Staal, who attended the event with his wife and family members, said thinking back to his first days in Sudbury, he could never imagine such a tribute would ever happen.
"The future is bright for this team and this city and I am grateful and humbled to be a part of it forever," said Staal. "Mike taught me a ton about what it was going to take to be an NHL player. He pushed me and my teammates hard, every single day, to be at our absolute best," said Staal.
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