Gregory Campbell (ice hockey)
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Campbell in 2014 with the Boston Bruins.
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| Born |
December 17, 1983 London, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Florida Panthers Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| NHL Draft | 67th overall, 2002 Florida Panthers |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Gregory James Campbell (born December 17, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre most recently having played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round, 67th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Campbell is the son of former NHLer and current NHL Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell.
Born in London, Ontario, Campbell grew up in nearby Tillsonburg, playing the majority of his minor hockey with the Tillsonburg Tornados BB teams of the OMHA Southern Counties League and the AAA Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of the Alliance Pavilion League until Minor Bantam.
Campbell was drafted by the Plymouth Whalers in the sixth round, 102nd overall, in the 1999 OHL Bantam Supplemental Draft after playing the 1998–99 season with the Aylmer Aces Jr.B. club.
Campbell was traded by Plymouth on August 2, 2002, to the Kitchener Rangers, along with a third-round draft pick, in exchange for Ryan Ramsey, Gary Klapowski and a second-round pick. According to the Rangers, Campbell was brought in to "fill the need for a strong forward to park in the crease area to play alongside Derek Roy on the Rangers top unit and especially on the powerplay, filling a gap left by graduating power forwards Jeff Szwez and John Osborne, who combined for 42 goals for the Rangers last season."
Campbell was a late invitee to the World Junior Championships camp, joining Rangers teammates Steve Eminger and Derek Roy at the camp. Campbell, along with Roy and Eminger (as well as current Bruins teammate Daniel Paille), were ultimately selected to play for Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships, where they won the silver medal, falling to Russia in the tournament final.
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