Chris Campoli | |||
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Born |
North York, ON, CAN |
July 9, 1984 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
team Former teams |
Free agent New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens EHC Biel HC Lugano HV71 Erie Otters |
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NHL Draft | 227th overall, 2004 New York Islanders |
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Playing career | 2004–present |
Christopher Campoli (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.
Campoli played minor hockey in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) for the Mississauga Senators. He then played four years in the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters, 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 board games with the children, and assisting staff by taking height and weights of the patients. His charity work in and around the city of Erie, PA earned him the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy as the OHL's top humanitarian in 2003-04.
Chris Campoli attended John Cabot Catholic Secondary School for two years before leaving to play for the Erie Otters.
Campoli was a seventh-round selection, 227th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. 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 Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller on a rebound to tie the game at one at the 6:40 mark of the first period.