Jordan Staal contract: How much does the Carolina Hurricanes captain earn in salary?

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal inked a 10-year contract with the team for $60 million in 2012. The contract comprises $6 million in annual salary and $6 million as base salary.

Staal was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NHL entry draft with the second overall pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Hurricanes acquired Staal in a trade on June 22, 2012, in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin, and the eighth overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Staal has a prolific record of 645 points in 1,173 games. He also has 64 playoff points in 128 games. He will be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) at the end of the 2022-23 season when he is 34.

Jordan Staal showed promise from a young age

Jordan Staal played two seasons of junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He began in the 2004–05 season after being selected third overall in the 2004 OHL Priority Draft.

He amassed 68 points in 68 games, including 28 goals, to help the Petes win the OHL championship and the J. Ross Robertson Cup. The Petes participated in the 2006 Memorial Cup, although they were eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Staal was rated the second-best North American skater going into the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was only behind University of Minnesota's Erik Johnson.

Staal made a successful transition from junior hockey to the NHL after signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in October 2006 at age 18.

In his first game, he beat Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers with a shorthanded breakaway goal, helping his side win 6-5. A few weeks later, he broke two NHL records, becoming the first person born in 1988 to score in the NHL and the youngest player to score two goals in a single game.