Darcy Campbell

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| image = Darcy Campbell Express2.jpg

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| played_for = Columbus Blue Jackets
TPS
HC Slavia Praha
Eispiraten Crimmitschau
Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|12}}

| birth_place = Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2014

}}

Darcy Campbell (born May 12, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Playing career

Campbell played two years of junior hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the Canmore Eagles and Olds Grizzlys before moving on to the NCAA in 2004 with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. After three seasons of college hockey, Campbell turned pro, signing as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 19, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://alaskananooks.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032007aab.html|title=Campbell signs with Columbus Blue Jackets|publisher=Alaskanooks.cstv.com|date=March 19, 2007|accessdate=2008-11-12|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524184559/http://http//alaskananooks.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032007aab.html/|url-status=dead}} Campbell made his NHL debut on March 30, 2007, against the Chicago Blackhawks.{{cite web|url=http://alaskananooks.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032907aac.html|title=Campbell ready for NHL debut against Chicago|publisher=alaskanooks.cstv.com|date=March 29, 2007|accessdate=2008-11-12|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524184559/http://http//alaskananooks.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032907aac.html/|url-status=dead}}

After starting the 2007–08 season with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, Campbell was traded by the Blue Jackets with Philippe Dupuis to the Colorado Avalanche for Mark Rycroft on January 22, 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3209103|title=Jackets trade for Avs' Rycroft | publisher=ESPN | date = January 22, 2008 | access-date = 2008-11-12}} He was then assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate the Lake Erie Monsters.

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.{{cite web|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=410100&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Avalanche recalls Campbell |publisher=Colorado Avalanche |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-10 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On June 10, 2009, Campbell a free agent, signed in Finland for the TPS of the SM-liiga on a one-year deal.{{cite web |url=http://hc.tps.fi/index.php?page=7a655fcd47f63d86ea816759b07a08d |title=TPS signs Darcy Campbell from North America |publisher=TPS |date=June 10, 2009 |language=Finnish |accessdate=2009-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615061928/http://hc.tps.fi/index.php?page=7a655fcd47f63d86ea816759b07a08d |archivedate=June 15, 2009 |df=mdy }} Campbell played in 33 games with TPS in the 2009–10 season, before transferring to HC Slavia Praha of the Czech League on January 16, 2010.{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hc-slavia.cz%2Fclanek.asp%3Fid%3D4453&anno=2|title=Darcy Campbell comes to Slavia Praha | publisher=HC Slavia Praha | date = January 16, 2010 | accessdate = 2010-03-01 | language = Czech}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.themonitor.com/sports/hidalgo-42754-add-bees.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916211522/http://www.themonitor.com/sports/hidalgo-42754-add-bees.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2010 |title=Bees add experienced forward, defenseman |work=The Monitor |date=September 14, 2010 |accessdate=2010-09-16 }} After an unsuccessful try-out at the AHL's San Antonio Rampage training camp, Campbell started the 2010–11 season with the Killer Bees.{{cite web| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4097407 | website = oursportscentral.com | author = San Antonio Rampage | date = September 30, 2010 | accessdate = 2010-10-18 | title = Rampage release three players | author-link = San Antonio Rampage }}

On August 25, 2011, Campbell signed a one-year contract in the ECHL with the Chicago Express. He was invited to the Rockford IceHogs 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 of the AHL before again shortly returning to the ECHL.{{cite web | url = http://www.okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=thepipeline&ra=showarticle&guid=084fe8df-1352-4afd-b3cb-0440cfa5ddae | title = Barons sign Campbell to PTO | publisher = Oklahoma City Barons | date = January 2, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-01-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120921205931/http://okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=thepipeline&ra=showarticle&guid=084fe8df-1352-4afd-b3cb-0440cfa5ddae | archive-date = September 21, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

On June 28, 2012, Campbell agreed to return to Europe, signing a one-year deal with German 2nd Bundesliga club, Eispiraten Crimmitschau.{{cite web|url=http://www.eispiraten-crimmitschau.de/site/neu/index.php?id=4381 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210231200/http://www.eispiraten-crimmitschau.de/site/neu/index.php?id=4381 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2013 |title=Eispiraten Crimmitschau commit to Canadian defender |publisher=Eispiraten Crimmitschau |date=June 28, 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-28 |language=German }} 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.{{cite web | url = http://hcpustertal.com/de/news/1090-ein-qone-game-wonderq-fuer-den-hcp-darcy-campbell.html | title = A one game wonder for HCP | publisher = HC Pustertal | date = 2013-07-29 | accessdate = 2013-07-29 | language = Italian | archive-date = September 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130902214210/http://hcpustertal.com/de/news/1090-ein-qone-game-wonderq-fuer-den-hcp-darcy-campbell.html | url-status = dead }}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 2002–03

| Canmore Eagles

| AJHL

| 62

| 10

| 37

| 47

| 112

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Canmore Eagles

| AJHL

| 24

| 6

| 15

| 21

| 25

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Olds Grizzlys

| AJHL

| 36

| 9

| 19

| 28

| 40

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Alaska-Fairbanks

| CCHA

| 37

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 56

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Alaska-Fairbanks

| CCHA

| 38

| 5

| 9

| 14

| 67

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Alaska-Fairbanks

| CCHA

| 39

| 4

| 20

| 24

| 54

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2006–07

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| —

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| 2007–08

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 28

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 26

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| Lake Erie Monsters

| AHL

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Lake Erie Monsters

| AHL

| 74

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 61

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| TPS

| SM-l

| 33

| 2

| 9

| 11

| 38

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| HC Slavia Praha

| CZE

| 12

| 0

| 1

| 14

| 16

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 10

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

| CHL

| 60

| 16

| 46

| 62

| 59

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Chicago Express

| ECHL

| 61

| 8

| 29

| 37

| 87

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 3

| 0

| 2

| —

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| 2011–12

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 2

| 0

| 2

| —

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| 2012–13

| Eispiraten Crimmitschau

| 2.GBun

| 44

| 10

| 25

| 35

| 94

| —

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| 2013–14

| Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves

| ITL

| 42

| 7

| 24

| 31

| 60

| 16

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 22

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 1

! 0

! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | CHL

All-CHL Team

| 2010–11

| {{cite web|url=http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/komets/wane-hockey-komets-all-chl-teams-201103212055 |title=All-CHL team announced |publisher=Wane.com |date=March 21, 2011 |accessdate=2011-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727203548/http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/komets/wane-hockey-komets-all-chl-teams-201103212055 |archivedate=July 27, 2011 |df=mdy }}