Gregory Campbell (ice hockey)

For other people named Gregory Campbell, see Gregory Campbell (disambiguation).
Gregory Campbell

Campbell in 2014 with the Boston Bruins.
Born (1983-12-17) December 17, 1983
London, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Columbus Blue Jackets
Florida Panthers
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 67th overall, 2002
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2003present

Gregory James "Soupy" Campbell (born December 17, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round, 67th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Campbell is the son of former NHLer and current NHL Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell.

Playing career

Amateur

Born in London, Ontario, Campbell grew up in nearby Tillsonburg, playing the majority of his minor hockey with the Tillsonburg Tornados BB teams of the OMHA Southern Counties League and the AAA Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of the Alliance Pavilion League until Minor Bantam.

Campbell was drafted by the Plymouth Whalers in the sixth round, 102nd overall, in the 1999 OHL Bantam Supplemental Draft after playing the 1998–99 season with the Aylmer Aces Jr.B. club.

Campbell was traded by Plymouth on August 2, 2002, to the Kitchener Rangers, along with a third-round draft pick, in exchange for Ryan Ramsey, Gary Klapowski and a second-round pick. According to the Rangers, Campbell was brought in to "fill the need for a strong forward to park in the crease area to play alongside Derek Roy on the Rangers top unit and especially on the powerplay, filling a gap left by graduating power forwards Jeff Szwez and John Osborne, who combined for 42 goals for the Rangers last season."[1]

Campbell was a late invitee to the World Junior Championships camp, joining Rangers teammates Steve Eminger and Derek Roy at the camp. Campbell, along with Roy and Eminger (as well as current Bruins teammate Daniel Paille), were ultimately selected to play for Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships, where they won the silver medal, falling to Russia in the tournament final.

Through 55 games for Kitchener, Campbell racked up 23 goals and 33 assists for 56 points playing alongside Derek Roy. In 21 playoff games, Campbell scored 15 goals and picked up four assists for 19 points with 34 penalties in minutes, leading his team to contend for the Memorial Cup in 2003. Campbell recorded one goal and six assists for seven points in four games in the tournament. He was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team along with Derek Roy, Mike Richards, Steve Eminger, Doug O'Brien and Scott Dickie. Campbell was also awarded the Ed Chynoweth Trophy as the tournament's leading scorer and the George Parsons Trophy as most sportsmanlike player.[2]

Professional

Campbell was drafted 67th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played two NHL games in 2003–04, but did not register a point in the contests. He scored his first goal in the 2005–06 NHL season in a 4–3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens against goaltender Yann Danis.

Campbell in 2012.

On June 22, 2010, Campbell was traded by the Panthers, along with Nathan Horton, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Dennis Wideman and a first-round draft pick (15th overall) in 2010 and a third-round pick in 2011.[3]

In the 2010–11 season, Campbell set a career high in penalty minutes (93) and tied a career high in goals (13). During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, he centred the Bruins' top penalty killing unit, which notably neutralized the potent Vancouver Canucks' power play in the Stanley Cup Finals, limiting them to just two power play goals through the seven-game series. On June 15, 2011, Campbell won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins. At the end of the next off-season, on June 12, 2012, he re-signed a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension.

On June 5, 2013, during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Campbell suffered a broken right fibula after throwing himself in front of an Evgeni Malkin slapshot during a crucial penalty kill against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Campbell regained his footing, however, and despite being unable to put any pressure on his right leg, he remained on the ice for more than a minute. In doing so, he helped kill off the Penguins power play before painstakingly skating himself to the bench. While Campbell exited the Ice, Bruins fans were heard to be chanting "Campbell, Campbell!" in support of the beloved Bruin. The Bruins went on to win the game 2–1 in double overtime, ultimately progressing to the Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks.[4]

After five seasons with the Bruins, Campbell left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2015.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99Aylmer Aces Jr.B.OMHA49591444
1999–00St. Thomas Stars Jr.B.OMHA551282051
2000–01Plymouth WhalersOHL652121440100007
2001–02Plymouth WhalersOHL65173653105602213
2002–03Kitchener RangersOHL55233356116211541934
2003–04San Antonio RampageAHL7613162973
2003–04Florida PanthersNHL20005
2004–05San Antonio RampageAHL70121628113
2005–06Florida PanthersNHL6436940
2005–06Rochester AmericansAHL1133630
2006–07Florida PanthersNHL7963966
2007–08Florida PanthersNHL815131872
2008–09Florida PanthersNHL7713193276
2009–10Florida PanthersNHL602151753
2010–11Boston BruinsNHL8013162993251344
2011–12Boston BruinsNHL7888168070220
2012–13Boston BruinsNHL484913411534711
2013–14Boston BruinsNHL828132147120004
2014–15Boston BruinsNHL70661245
2015–16Columbus Blue JacketsNHL82381178
NHL totals 803 71 116 187 696 59 4 9 13 19

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Canada WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 1 1 2 4
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 4

See also

References

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