Marc Staal
Taylor Pyatt, Marc Staal, Brad Richards, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan – Inaugural Brad Richards Foundation Wines of The World Hosted by Hotel Chantelle on October 2, 2012 – Hotel Chantelle – New York City, NY, USA -Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos –
Place of Birth: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: January 13, 1987
Ethnicity: Dutch
Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is a defenseman and alternative captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
Marc is the son of Linda and Henry Staal, who are sod farmers. His grandparents were all Dutch.
Marc is the brother of professional hockey players Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, and Jared Staal.
Marc is married to Lindsay Ruggles, with whom he has three children.
Marc’s paternal grandfather was named John Staal (the son of Auko Staal and Anneke).
Marc’s paternal grandmother was named Lammie Post.
Marc’s maternal grandfather was named John VanderZwaag (the son of Hemke VanderZwaag and Rika).
Marc’s maternal grandmother was named Riek VanderLinde.
Sources: http://www.nytimes.com
Obituary of Marc’s paternal grandfather, John Staal – http://www.legacy.com
*Marc’s paternal grandparents were John Staal (the son of Auko Staal and Anneke) and Lammie Post, who were born in the Netherlands.
Marc’s paternal grandparents were John VanderZwaag (the son of Hemke VanderZwaag and Rika) and Riek VanderLinde, who were born in the Netherlands.
Another one for the list of super-duper Dutch people outside of Netherlands.
There was a sizable group of post-WWII Dutch immigrants to Canada, which is what Zegers, LeMahieu, and Staal have in common, ancestrally.
LeMahieu does not sound too much Dutch, though, He may be around 1/128 French. Zegers and Stall are def. more Dutch than LeMahieu.
LeMahieu has distant French Huguenot ancestry. We’ve already said that on his page.
A friend of mine actually married a guy who was 100% Dutch a few months ago (from Ontario, of course). Same generation as the three we discussed. There are lots of these Dutch communities around here.
From this sample of four, Zegers is definitely the one that won the genetic lottery, though.
correct spelling of those names is:
Van Der…