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The Canes Eric Staal (12) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL game played between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. on Feb. 1, 2013.

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Staal's injury is a knee sprain; recovery estimated at three months

Sweden's Alexander Edler (C) hits Canada's Eric Staal (L) during the quarterfinal match Canada vs Sweden at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships on May 16, 2013 in Stockholm.

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has a sprained right knee, but the injury will not require surgery, it was determined Saturday. His recovery is estimated at three months.

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Canes hold breath awaiting severity of Eric Staal's knee injury

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal suffered an apparent knee injury Thursday in the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm. After taking a knee-to-knee hit from Sweden's Alexander Edler, Staal fell to the ice, grimacing in pain and clutching his right leg.
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Edler suspended from IIHF World Championship for hit on Staal

Defenseman Alex Edler of Sweden has been suspended for the remainder of the IIHF World Championship for his knee-on-knee hit Thursday on Eric Staal of Canada.
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DeCock: Don’t fault Staal or Canes for injury risk

Eric Staal injured his knee Thursday in a relatively meaningless tournament. But don’t fault Staal for playing or the Hurricanes for allowing their captain to play in the World Championships. It’s what hockey players do.
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Eric Staal injured | 05.16.13

Canes captain injured after a knee-to-knee hit during the IIHF World Championship in Sweden
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Canes' Eric Staal suffers leg injury in World Championships

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal suffered a leg injury Thursday in the IIHF World Championships.
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Canes say all athletes - gay or straight - on 'one team'

Carolina Hurricanes players Tuomo Ruutu, Kevin Westgarth, Tim Brent and Tim Gleason appear in a You Can Play Project video about gay athletes. "Any race, gay or straight, we are all one team," Ruutu says.
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Ex-Cane Battaglia celebrates ‘Amazing Race’ win

Bates and Anthony Battaglia have a million dollars to split and countless memories after winning the 22nd edition of CBS TV’s “Amazing Race.”
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Battaglia Brothers win Amazing Race | 05.06.13

See pictures from the show and his Hurricanes career as former Carolina Hurricane Bates Battaglia and his brother Anthony win "The Amazing Race", a CBS TV reality show.
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Battaglia brothers win 'The Amazing Race'

The Amazing Race itself took a month to complete. The celebration? That may run twice as long. Bates and Anthony Battaglia have a million dollars to split and countless memories after winning the 22nd edition of CBS's Amazing Race.
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Hurricanes hope for instant impact with 5th pick in NHL draft

The fifth pick of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft could provide some immediate help next season. That’s what the Carolina Hurricanes are banking on – instant impact.