Brian Campbell
Brian Wesley Campbell ( * May 23, 1979 in Strathroy, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player on the position of the defender standing since June 2011 with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Campbell grew up in the Canadian Strathroy and learned to play hockey at the Colborne Street Public School and at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute. For the 1995/96 season, after finishing high school, the Defender 67 's in the Ontario Hockey League began to play for the Ottawa after he was selected by them in summer in the third round of the OHL draft. There, Campbell initially completed three solid seasons in which he steadily rose and also improved his offensive statistics konituierlich. In his final junior season 1998/99 he scored 87 points scorer a record and led all defenders of the OHL after points. At the end of the season he subsequently received numerous awards, including the Red Tilson Trophy for the most valuable player in the OHL, the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the best defender of the year the OHL and the William Hanley Trophy, which is awarded to the fairest player in the OHL. Despite the missed profits of the OHL championship, the 67 's took part in the same year as the host of the Memorial Cup, they could win a surprise. In addition to the award of the George Parsons Trophy for the fairest player of the Memorial Cup Campbell was also appointed within the Tournament Player of the Year of the Canadian Hockey League.
After Campbell had already been selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Entry Draft in 1997 in the sixth round at 156th spot, obliged him this following the Memorial Cup, and set him for two playoff games in the American Hockey League with their farm team, the Rochester Americans, a. In their squad, the Canadians took over large parts of the season 1999 /00 again, but made his debut in the NHL for the Sabres. Overall, he came into this season to twelve appearances for Buffalo. Nevertheless, he stayed the next two seasons between Rochester and Buffalo, before he received a permanent place in the defense of the Sabres from the 2002/03 season. Although he collected in his rookie season 19 points in 65 games but gained rather by attention that he and his teammate Rhett Warrener were quarantined on suspicion of SARS and so three NHL games missed. However, the suspicion was not confirmed.
After another season with the Sabres, in which he could not improve on the previous year, he joined during the 2004/ 05 lockout season in the Finnish SM- liiga for Jokerit Helsinki, where he wrote his offensive game again significantly improved and 25 points recorded in 44 games. At the end of the season he won the vice-championship with Jokerit.
For the season 2005/ 06 Campbell returned to the Buffalo Sabres and presented in the following personal highs in all offensive categories. He finished the season as the top scoring Sabres defenseman. He also met with the team until the final of the Eastern Conference. In the following year, tied the game on seamlessly from the previous season, which earned him the first-time nomination for the NHL All-Star Game. With 48 points in 82 games, he improved his values from the previous year again. In the 2007 /08 season, Campbell presented at a high level play, which he participated again at the NHL All-Star Game. Since he was in the last year of his contract and was able to agree with the Sabres on a new contract, he was transferred on 26 February 2008 with a draft law of the seventh round for Steve Bernier and a first-round draft law to the San Jose Sharks. In San Jose, alongside his childhood friend, Joe Thornton, Campbell summed up fast feet and able to increase its yield point scorer with 19 points from their remaining 20 games of the season clearly. His achievements were finally rewarded with the first election to the NHL Second All-Star Team. Following the season, the Canadians decided against a continuation of his commitment to the Nordkaliforniern because he wanted to play close to his Canadian hometown and family. As one of the most coveted free agents of the summer 2008 he finally signed an eight- year contract with an average annual salary of 7.1 million dollars for the Chicago Black Hawks. With Chicago, he won the Stanley Cup in the 2009/10 season.
On 25 June 2011, the Blackhawks gave him from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Rostislav Olesz. In the season 2011/12, Campbell was appointed assistant captain of the team. He presented with 53 scorer points at the end of the season on a personal high with 49 assists, he was also the second-best assist provider in the league. At the same time he stood with nearly 27 minutes per game on the ice longer than any other player, but it was only six penalty minutes. Campbell was finally awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player in the NHL who could combine a sporty high standard and exemplary behavior. He was the first defender since Red Kelly in 1954, who won the trophy.
Internationally
Campbell was a member of the Canadian U-20 selection at the U20 World Youth Championship in 1999. Besides winning the silver medal he was elected to the All- Star team of the tournament. In the final, the Canadians of Russian selection had been just inferior to 2-3 in extra time.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2007 NHL All-Star Game
- 2008 NHL All-Star Game
- 2008 NHL Second All-Star Team
- 2009 NHL All-Star Game
- 2010 Stanley Cup win with the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2012 NHL All-Star Game
- 2012 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Internationally
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Championship 1999
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )