Christopher Campoli (born July 9, 1984) is a

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professional

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player for the

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of the Ontario Hockey Association's Allan Cup Hockey. He played for 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 ...

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, New York Islanders, and

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in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Junior

Campoli played

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in the

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(GTHL) for the Mississauga Senators. He played in the 1998

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with a team from

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. He then played four years in the

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for the

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, from 2000 to 2004, the final season as team captain. He volunteered at the Erie Unit of the Shriners Hospital for Children, playing card and

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s with the children, and assisting staff by taking height and weights of the patients. His charity work in and around the city of

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, earned him the

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as the OHL's top humanitarian in 2003-04. Chris Campoli attended

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for two years before leaving to play for the Erie Otters.

Professional

Campoli was a seventh-round selection, 227th overall by the New York Islanders in the

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. He appeared in 80 games with the Islanders in his rookie NHL season of 2005–06, recording nine goals and twenty five assists. Campoli scored his first goal in his first game on his first shot when he beat

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goaltender

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on a rebound to tie the game at one at the 6:40 mark of the first period. A groin injury towards the end of training camp, coupled with changes to the Islander coaching staff delayed Campoli's 2006–07 season debut. Following the trade of

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, Campoli was recalled from the

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...

of the

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(AHL). On July 16, 2007, Campoli was signed to a three-year extension by the Islanders. On November 3, 2008, Campoli became the first player since Ken Doraty in 1934 to score in overtime twice in a game against the

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when he fired an initial shot past goaltender Fredrik Norrena that went through the netting, but was not seen by the officials, then circled around, shot and scored again. On February 20, 2009, Campoli was traded by the Islanders, along with

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, to the Ottawa Senators for Dean McAmmond and a first-round draft pick in 2009. On February 28, 2011, Campoli was traded by the Senators, along with a conditional 2011 seventh-round draft pick, to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional 2011 second-round draft pick and

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. After committing a costly turnover that allowed Alexander Burrows to score the series-winning goal against the Blackhawks, Campoli entered the 2011 off-season as a restricted free agent. According to Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman, the two sides were far apart in contract negotiations and on July 15, 2011, Bowman announced that Campoli would not be returning to the team for the following season. He was signed as a free agent by the

to a one-year deal just prior to the 2011–12 season on September 26, 2011. He recorded two goals and nine assists with the Canadiens but they did not renew his contract. After failing to find an NHL club for the lockout shortened

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season, on February 7, 2013, he signed with Swiss club, EHC Biel of the National League A for the remainder of the season. Campoli opted to remain in the NLA the following season, signing a one-year contract with fellow Swiss club,

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, on July 29, 2013. Early into the 2013–14 season, after only 8 games with Lugano, Campoli opted to leave the Swiss league and transfer for the remainder of the season to the Swedish Hockey League with HV71. Having established a regular role on the blueline on February 21, 2014, Campoli agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain with HV71. He finished the season with 3 goals and 9 points in 33 games. Two year after concluding his professional career, Campoli returned to playing in agreeing to join Senior men's team, the Stoney Creek Generals, to compete for the

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on October 18, 2018.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campoli, Chris 1984 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players EHC Biel players Erie Otters players HC Lugano players HV71 players Ice hockey people from Ontario Montreal Canadiens players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Ottawa Senators players Sportspeople from North York