Hockey Canadian brothers make NHL history – Marc Staal of Detroit, like his two brothers, crossed a thousand NHL matches

Hockey The NHL league made history last weekend with the Detroit Red Wings Marc Staalista became the third member of his brother-in-law to break the limit of a thousand NHL regular season matches.

Defender Staal, 35, reached the milestone in local time on Saturday in a match between the Calgary Flames and Detroit, said The Athletic.

Marc Staal’s big brother, winner of the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold and World Cup gold in his career Eric Staal, 37, has played 1,293 matches in the NHL.

At the 33-year-old NHL champion representing Carolina Hurricanes At the Jordan Stall has 1 071 matches.

Canada The brothers, born in Thunder Bay, one of the largest centers for Finnish immigrants, became the first fraternity in NHL history, with all members playing at least 1,000 NHL matches.

Also the little brother of the Stals Jared Staal, 31, played in his professional career in the NHL, but the visit remained in Carolina for two matches in the 2012-2013 season.

There are also several brothers and sisters in the club for a thousand NHL matches. Among other things, Finnish strikers Saku and Mikko KoivuSwedish twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, American defenders Kevin and Derian Hatcher as well as Canada Scott and Rob Niedermayer crossed the line in their careers.