Scott Campbell (ice hockey, born 1986)

Summary

Scott Campbell (born June 6, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing with SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish Metal Ligaen.

Scott Campbell
Born (1986-06-06) June 6, 1986 (age 37)
Navan, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Metal Ligaen team
Former teams
SønderjyskE Ishockey
Houston Aeros
Rochester Americans
Texas Stars
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Providence Bruins
HC Valpellice
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Early life edit

Campbell was born in Navan, Ontario. He played three seasons of junior hockey for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Canada Hockey League playing 130 games scoring 74 goals and 96 assists for 170 points and a 1.31 points per game average.

Starting in the 2007–08 season Campbell began attending the University of Massachusetts Lowell and playing for the River Hawks. In four seasons of college hockey at UMass Lowell, he played 126 games, scored 39 goals and 46 assists for 85 points and was named to the 2009–10 and 2010–11 Hockey East All-Academic Teams.

Career edit

Following his final season with UMass Lowell Campbell signed a professional tryout contract with the Houston Aeros and played six games without scoring a point.

The 2011–12 season saw Campbell sign with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL where he played 51 regular season games, scoring 31 points. In the playoffs, he played 18 games scoring 10 points helping the Wranglers to the Western Conference championship, coming up three games short of a Kelly Cup Championship. On December 21, 2011, the Rochester Americans signed Campbell to a professional tryout contract, he played one game for the Americans before being released to return to the Wranglers.[1] Campbell also signed a tryout contract with the Texas Stars of the AHL on February 18, 2012, where he played 12 games scoring no points, before being returned again to the Wranglers.[2]

Campbell signed an extension with the Wranglers on August 14, 2012, to play in Las Vegas for the 2012–13 ECHL season, however he was signed to a tryout contract by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on December 18, 2012.[3] Campbell was successful in his tryout and signed a standard player contract with the team on February 13, 2013.[4]

The Boston Bruins invited Campbell to their 2013–14 training camp[5] but he was among the first round of cuts on September 18, 2013[6] and was reassigned to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Campbell attended the Providence training camp however he was assigned to their ECHL affiliate the South Carolina Stingrays.[7] After 21 games with the Stingrays he was recalled to the Providence Bruins on December 10, 2013.[8]

On September 13, 2014, Campbell as a free agent signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian club, HC Valpellice of the Serie A.[9] After one season in Italy, Campbell signed a one-year contract with SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Metal Ligaen.[10]

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 51 3 12 15 43
2004–05 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 38 18 30 48 32
2006–07 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 41 53 54 107 34 15 10 11 21 12
2007–08 UMass Lowell HE 37 7 11 18 20
2008–09 UMass Lowell HE 38 14 16 30 32
2009–10 UMass Lowell HE 39 16 18 34 20
2010–11 UMass Lowell HE 12 2 1 3 8
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 6 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 51 15 16 31 34 18 8 2 10 14
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 12 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 24 4 6 10 17
2012–13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 46 7 11 18 33
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 32 11 13 24 11 2 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 23 2 1 3 0
2014–15 HC Valpellice Serie A 37 26 37 63 16
2015–16 SønderjyskE Metal Ligaen 45 26 15 41 20 13 3 5 8 4
AHL totals 88 9 12 21 33

Awards and honors edit

Award Year(s)
CJHL Most Goals 2006–07
CJHL Most Points 2006–07
CJHL Champion - Pembroke Lumber Kings 2006–07
Fred Page Cup Champion - Pembroke Lumber Kings 2006–07
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2009 [11]
NCAA (Hockey East) All-Academic Team 2009–10, 2010–11

References edit

  1. ^ AMERKS SIGN CAMPBELL, GONGALSKY TO PRO TRYOUTS - Rochester Americans Archived January 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ - ECHL TRANSACTIONS - FEB. 18 - ECHL
  3. ^ ECHL TRANSACTIONS - DEC. 19 - ECHL
  4. ^ CAMPBELL AGREES TO TERMS ON AHL DEAL - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
  5. ^ B's Announce Roster and Groupings for 2013-14 Boston Bruins Training Camp presented by AT&T - Boston Bruins
  6. ^ First Cuts Made; Observations from First Two Preseason Games - Boston Bruins
  7. ^ Stingrays Receive Four from Providence; Sign Grimshaw and Simpson - South Carolina Stingrays Archived January 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Trio of Stingrays Recalled to Providence of American Hockey League - South Carolina Stingrays Archived January 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "On the attack:Scott Campbell" (in Italian). HC Valpellice. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "Stærk center til SønderjyskE" (in Danish). SønderjyskE Ishockey. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

External links edit

  • Scott Campbell career statistics at EliteProspects.com  
  • Scott Campbell career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database