NHL Playoffs, Trevor Zegras was suspended for using a gay slur, while Eric Staal faced no punishment for a similar accusation ...

The NHL has had a couple instances when the league felt forced to deal with a player using a gay slur. They came during the ...

The Buffalo Sabres have hired former Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen to serve as a senior adviser, adding ...

The Buffalo Sabres have officially hired former NHL player Eric Staal as a special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams. Staal will be used in all parts of the hockey department in this ...

More adults in that room, too. The club took a small but significant step in that area Wednesday with the announcement that longtime former NHL player Eric Staal has been hired as a special ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Former NHL forward Eric Staal is rejoining the Buffalo Sabres, this time in a front office role as special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams, the team announced Wednesday.

May 7 - The Buffalo Sabres hired Eric Staal as a special assistant to the general manager, the team announced Wednesday. Staal, 40, will report directly to general manager Kevyn Adams. The former ...

The Carolina Hurricanes retired Eric Staal’s jersey Sunday, then put him to work. Staal was the siren sounder at the Lenovo Center as the Canes took the ice to face the Anaheim Ducks.

THAT NUMBER JUMPED UP TO FOUR AS THE CANES HONORED FORMER CAPTAIN ERIC STAAL AHEAD OF THEIR GAME AGAINST THE ANAHEIM DUCKS. SPORTS DIRECTOR JOHN JOHNSON WAS ON HAND FOR THE EVENT, AND HE CONTINUES ...

As a player, Eric Staal didn’t have to sit through many of the ceremonies like the one celebrating his career Sunday afternoon. The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t have a Hall of Fame. There wasn ...

As a player, Eric Staal didn’t have to sit through many of the ceremonies like the one celebrating his career Sunday afternoon. The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t have a Hall of Fame. There wasn’t a long ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes when his No. 12 was raised at the Lenovo Center prior to the team’s game against the ...