James Tower Campbell (born February 3, 1973) is an

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political candidate and former professional

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player. He played 285 games in the

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(NHL) for the

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, Florida Panthers,

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and

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before finishing his career in Europe. Campbell was born in

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, but grew up in

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. He is a candidate in the Republican primary for Missouri's 4th district in the

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Playing career

As a youth, Campbell played in the 1987

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with the Boston Bruins

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team. He was drafted by the

round 2 #28 overall

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, but he really broke out with the

in 1996, scoring 84 points in two seasons. However, a lingering groin problem caught up with him and he started to really slump, bouncing around from team to team, and league to league. He played for the Springfield Falcons in the

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while contracted to the

who loaned him to the

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midway through the 05–06 season in exchange for Dan Cavanaugh. While in Philly he posted 12 goals, 17 assists, for 29 points and 46 Penalty minutes in 35 games. Campbell played 2 games for

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

in the

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in 2003–04 and spent 2006-07 with

EHC Basel EHC Basel known as Eishockey Club Basel are a professional Swiss ice hockey team. They are based out of the St. Jakob Arena in Basel, Switzerland. EHC Basel was founded on October 14, 1932. Were promoted to the Nationalliga A for 2005–06 af ...

in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. Campbell, or "Soup" as he is well known as, officially hung up the skates in 2008, but still remains a force in the St. Louis hockey scene. In 1993 Campbell won Tampere Cup and became top scorer of this tournament.

Personal life

Jim Campbell lives in St. Louis, where he operates a number of pubs including JP Fields' in Clayton and the Geyer Inn in Kirkwood. He has coached for several local youth teams including Whitfield School, Chesterfield CSDHL, and Carshield AAA. His son Seamus plays for the

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and has committed to play college hockey at

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

Transactions

* January 21, 1996 - Traded to

for

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. * July 11, 1996 - Signed as a free agent by

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. * October 4, 1999 - Loaned to Manitoba (IHL) by St. Louis, recalled November 1, 1999. * August 21, 2000 - Signed as a free agent by Montreal Canadiens. * November 19, 2001 - Signed as a free agent by

. * July 19, 2002 - Signed as a free agent by Florida Panthers. * December 10, 2003 - Signed as a free agent by Chicago (AHL). * August 11, 2004 - Signed as a free agent by New York Islanders. * August 18, 2005 - Signed as a free agent by

References

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