Carolina Hurricanes veteran forward Taylor Hall is set to reach a massive career milestone, as he's in line to play in his 1,000 career NHL game on Thursday.

And to make the moment even more special, it's coming in the middle of the NHL Global Series as the Hurricanes are currently in Helsinki, Finland taking on the Seattle Kraken.

"I'm lucky to have played in the league this long. It's cool. For different guys it means different things and I think it's really exciting for me to do it [with Carolina] a team with which we a Stanley Cup and there are some really good memories here. Had a son born here and all that and just a lot of really good things have happened here, so to play 1,000 games with this team is very cool."

In fact, Taylor Hall will be the only player in NHL history to play their 1,000 career game outside of North America and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman pointed out too that Hall's first ever NHL game came on the same date as the Hurricanes' last international trip to Finland (Oct. 7, 2010).

Despite being a first overall pick in 2010, Hall has been through his fair share of ups and downs, being on quite a few bad teams and also dealing with some major injuries.

"If you go first overall, I feel like you've gotta play a lot of games," Hall said. "I started when I was 18 and I was able to have the opportunity right away. I'm definitely grateful that my body has held up after some injuries and all that and hopefully I have a lot more to go."

However, he's had a career resurgence in Carolina, which wound up with him securing the Stanley Cup last season.

"Early in his career, it was more about the talent," said Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour. "Lately, certainly since he's gotten here, he's more so morphed into a good, solid, all-around player that still has a lot of that talent. He's adapted to his game to doing what we needed him to do and he's done a great job with it."

And the secret to Hall's longevity?

"I think, to be cliche, you just have to enjoy every day. There's so many good things that can happen from playing hockey in general and when you get to play it at this level, on a team like this, you don't take it for granted because one day you're not going to have this. That's what I relish the most."

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