Derek Campbell
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Derek Campbell | |||
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Born |
Nepean, Ontario, Canada | April 14, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
EIHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Manchester Phoenix Newcastle Vipers Coventry Blaze Sheffield Steelers Hull Stingrays | ||
Playing career | 1997–2013 |
Derek Campbell (born April 14, 1980) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Career
Born in Nepean, Ontario, Campbell began his career playing for the junior OHL team, the Belleville Bulls. Campbell spent two seasons as a Bulls player, appearing in almost 150 games, scoring 73 points. For the 1999/00 season, Campbell signed for the Owen Sound Platers, another OHL team. Campbell would only stay one season, but in 55 games would manage a ratio of close to one point per game. He would also play for the Fort Wayne Komets on ten occasions, totalling eight UHL points.
For the following season, Campbell would continue at junior level, this time with the
When his University level career came to an end in the 2003/04 season, Campbell took the opportunity to sign with an AHL team, the Binghamton Senators, the affiliate team of the well-known NHL Ottawa Senators. Campbell's opportunities were limited however, and he made just three appearances for the Binghamton team all season. For the 2004/05 term, Campbell would be dropped down to UHL level, playing for the Elmira Jackals 58 times, but managing just 18 points. In the same season, Campbell would play for Binghamton for a second time, but again managed just three appearances.
For the 2005/06 season, Campbell changed clubs to sign for the Houston Aeros, a team affiliated with the Minnesota Wild. He would again struggle to make regular AHL appearances, managing just two for his new team. Campbell would split the rest of the season between two ECHL teams, the Stockton Thunder and the Columbia Inferno, and despite a solid points output failed to settle at either.
In the summer of 2006, Campbell would move to
After his season in Manchester, Campbell decided to again move teams. He would stay in the
After spending the 2010/11 season with the
Derek started playing his 2012/13 season back in Sheffield with the Sheffield Steeldogs in the EPL.
On October 6, 2013, while playing for the Hull Stingrays, Campbell was involved in a fight on the ice that saw him ejected from the game for driving an opponent's head to the ice. Shortly afterwards, he was seen outside of the opponent's dressing room, where he attacked another player from the opposing team. He was restrained by fans and led back to his dressing room. Three days later, the Stingrays released Campbell from his contract. Later that same day, he was suspended by the league for 47 games; 15 for fighting off the ice, 12 for an attempted eye gouge, 10 for a knee to the head and 10 for excessive force to the head resulting in an impact to the ice.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ HDMcwigham (8 October 2013). "Hull Stingrays axe Derek Campbell". thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Wyshynski, Greg (8 October 2013). "Derek Campbell banned 47 games for off-ice fight at U.K. hockey game (Video)". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Scott, Nate (8 October 2013). "Hockey player given 47-game suspension for trying to eye-gouge opponent". USA Today. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
External links
- Derek Campbell career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Derek Campbell Personal Profile, Manchester Phoenix Official Website.