Darcy Campbell (born May 12, 1984) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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. He played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) with the
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...
.
Playing career
Campbell played two years of
junior hockey
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in the
Alberta Junior Hockey League
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The re ...
with the
Canmore Eagles
The Canmore Eagles are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They play in Canmore, Alberta, Canada at the Canmore Recreation Centre.
History
The Eagles franchise was established for the 1995–96 season as the Bo ...
and
Olds Grizzlys
The Olds Grizzlys are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada with home games at the Olds & District Sports Complex.
History
The Olds Grizzlys joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League ...
before moving on to the
NCAA
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in 2004 with the
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-grant research university in College, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for c ...
. After three seasons of college hockey, Campbell turned pro, signing as a free agent with the
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...
on March 19, 2007. Campbell made his NHL debut on March 30, 2007, against the
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
.
After starting the
2007–08 season with the
Syracuse Crunch in the
AHL, Campbell was traded by the Blue Jackets with
Philippe Dupuis
Philippe Dupuis (; born April 24, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Playing career
Dupuis was drafted 104th overall ...
to the
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...
for
Mark Rycroft
Mark A. Rycroft (born July 12, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. Rycroft is currently a TV studio analyst for Altitude Spor ...
on January 22, 2008. He was then assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate the
Lake Erie Monsters
The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters and since 2015 has served as the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hock ...
.
In the
2008–09 season, Campbell spent the entire year with Lake Erie playing a career high 74 games. Campbell was recalled by the Avalanche on February 19, 2009, but didn't play a game before returning to the Monsters.
On June 10, 2009, Campbell a free agent, signed in Finland for the
TPS of the
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
on a one-year deal. Campbell played in 33 games with TPS in the
2009–10 season, before transferring to
HC Slavia Praha
HC Slavia Praha (eng: HC Slavia Prague) is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech 1st National Hockey League, the second-highest league in the country. Slavia played in the Extraliga from 1994 until 2015, winning the nati ...
of the
Czech League on January 16, 2010. After posting only 1 assist in 12 games to end the regular season, Campbell improved to help Praha advance to the semi-finals scoring a 1 and three assists in 16 post season games.
Without a new contract offer from Praha, Campbell returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with Texas-based
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the CHL. After an unsuccessful try-out at the AHL's
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was sold ...
training camp, Campbell started the
2010–11
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...
season with the Killer Bees.
On August 25, 2011, Campbell signed a one-year contract in the ECHL with the
Chicago Express
The Chicago Express were a professional ice hockey team located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, serving the Chicago market. The Express were a member of the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The team played its home games at the Se ...
. He was invited to the
Rockford IceHogs
The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...
training camp for the
2011–12 season before he was returned to the Express. Campbell was later signed to PTO contracts with the
Springfield Falcons and the
Oklahoma City Barons
The Oklahoma City Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team's first season was 2010–11. They played their home games at the Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
History
On February 9 ...
of the AHL before again shortly returning to the ECHL.
On June 28, 2012, Campbell agreed to return to Europe, signing a one-year deal with German
2nd Bundesliga club,
Eispiraten Crimmitschau
ETC Crimmitschau, also known as Eispiraten Crimmitschau, is an ice hockey team in Crimmitschau, Germany. They currently play in DEL2
DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey ...
. Campbell was amongst the Pirates scoring leaders from the Blueline with 35 points in 44 games.
On July 29, 2013, Campbell continued his journeyman career and signed a one-year contract to move to Italy with
Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of the then
Elite.A.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
See also
*
List of players who played only one game in the NHL
This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ...
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Canmore Eagles players
Chicago Express players
Columbus Blue Jackets players
ETC Crimmitschau players
HC Slavia Praha players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Lake Erie Monsters players
Oklahoma City Barons players
Olds Grizzlys players
People from Airdrie, Alberta
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees players
Springfield Falcons players
Syracuse Crunch players
HC TPS players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
HC Pustertal Wölfe players