Matt Campanale (born February 14, 1988) is an American former professional
ice hockey defenseman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who played in the
National Hockey League with the
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
. He is from
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Chester Springs is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is centered on West Pikeland Township, and extends into Charlestown Township, Upper Uwchlan Township, Wallace Township, East Nantmeal Township, ...
.
Playing career
As a youth, Campanale played in the 2001 and 2002
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers
minor ice hockey team.
Campanale played four seasons of collegiate hockey with the
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East. They play at the ...
team before signing an amateur try-out contract with the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the
American Hockey League following the
2010–11 NCAA season. After two games with the Sound Tigers, Campanale was surprisingly signed to an amateur try-out contract with Bridgeports' NHL affiliate, the New York Islanders, after their defense was overcome with injury.
He made his NHL debut the same day on April 6, 2011, playing over eight minutes on defense and picking up two penalty minutes in a 3-2 loss to the
Boston Bruins.
In his first full professional season in
2011–12, Campanale signed in the ECHL with the
Bakersfield Condors. After 8 games he was traded to fellow ECHL competitor the Elmira Jackals, where he remained for the majority of the season. On July 23, 2012, Campanale re-signed with the Jackals to a one-year extension.
On August 8, 2013, Campanale moved to his fourth ECHL club, signing a one-year deal with reigning champions the Reading Royals.
Despite re-signing with the Royals for a second season on August 20, 2014, Campanalae opted to leave for Europe in signing a one-year deal with Italian
Serie A club,
Hockey Milano Rossoblu
Hockey Milano Rossoblu is an ice hockey team from Milan, Italy. It replaced Milano Vipers (league team 5 times Italian Champion) after that organization was disbanded in 2008. It is currently playing in Alps Hockey League, joining in 2018 after ...
.
Career statistics
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1988 births
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
Binghamton Senators players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania
Las Vegas Wranglers players
Living people
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
New York Islanders players
Sportspeople from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Reading Royals players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
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