free agent, Staal signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Personal life Staal married his longtime girlfriend Lindsay Ruggles on August 12, 2011; they have known each other since high school. He proposed to her on December 25, 2010. The couple have three children: two daughters and a son. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International See also Notable families in the NHL References External links 1987 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Dutch descent Detroit Red Wings players Florida Panthers players Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey people from Ontario National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Sportspeople from Thunder Bay Marc Sudbury Wolves players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States