Staios, 21, skated in 59 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2021-22, setting a club record and leading all OHL defensemen with 66 points (15-51-66). Following the regular season, Staios was named the CHL Defenseman of the Year and earned the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman. In the 2021-22 postseason, Staios recorded nine points (3-6-9) over 13 games, helping Hamilton capture the OHL championship.
The 5-foot-10, 179-pound native of Atlanta, Ga., has played in 237 career OHL games with Hamilton (2019-20 and 2021-22) and the Windsor Spitfires (2017-18 to 2018-19), amassing 148 points (33-115-148).
Undrafted, Staios also appeared in six American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Utica Comets and nine games with Huddinge IK of HockeyEttan in Sweden during the 2020-21 season.
Staios' father, Steve, is a 16-season (1995-96 to 2011-12) NHL veteran who skated in 1,001 games between the Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Thrashers, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
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