Jim Campbell (ice hockey)

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Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell - St-Louis-Blues.jpg
Campbell with the St. Louis Blues
Born (1973-04-03) April 3, 1973 (age 51)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
St. Louis Blues
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
EHC Basel
EHC Visp
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 28th overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19932007

James Tower Campbell (born February 3, 1973) is an American former political candidate and professional ice hockey player. He played 285 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before finishing his career in Europe. Campbell was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, but grew up in Westborough.

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Campbell was a candidate in the Republican primary for Missouri's 4th district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections. [1]

Playing career

As a youth, Campbell played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Bruins' minor ice hockey team. [2]

Campbell was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 28th overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. However, he had a breakout period with the St. Louis Blues in 1996, scoring 84 points over two seasons. Campbell faced a lingering groin problem that started to affect his performance, leading to a slump and frequent team changes across different leagues.

Campbell played for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League while contracted to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who loaned him to the Philadelphia Phantoms midway through the 2005–06 season in exchange for Dan Cavanaugh. While in Philly, he posted 12 goals, 17 assists, for 29 points and 46 penalty minutes in 35 games.[ citation needed ]

Campbell played two games for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Russian Super League in 2003–04 season and spent the 2006–07 season with EHC Basel in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. Campbell, or "Soup" as he is well known as, officially hung up the skates in 2008 but remains a force in the St. Louis hockey scene.[ citation needed ]

In 1993, Campbell won Tampere Cup and became the top scorer of the tournament.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Jim Campbell lives in St. Louis, where he operates a number of pubs, including JP Fields' in Clayton and the Geyer Inn in Kirkwood. He has coached several local youth teams, including Whitfield School, Chesterfield CSDHL, and Carshield AAA. His son, Seamus, plays for the Aberdeen Wings and has committed to play college hockey at Quinnipiac University.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Northwood School HS-Prep 12128206
1989–90Northwood SchoolHS-Prep8147218
1990–91 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep 2636478326
1991–92 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 6441448551673108
1992–93 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL504229716681141543
1993–94 United States Intl5624335759
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 19617236
1994–95 Fredericton CanadiensAHL77272451103120778
1995–96 Fredericton CanadiensAHL4428235124
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL1613720812751210
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1623536
1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL682320436841016
1997–98 St. Louis BluesNHL762219415510731012
1998–99 St. Louis BluesNHL554212541
1999–2000 Worcester IceCats AHL663134658891236
1999–2000 Manitoba Moose IHL 1013410
1999–2000 St. Louis BluesNHL20009
2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL35056
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL579112053
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL441114256643142
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL91124
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL641637535510000
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL10000
2003–04 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RSL 20002
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL4110132341
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL468122064
2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL132578
2005–06 Springfield FalconsAHL3212122424
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL10002
2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL3512172946
2006–07 EHC Basel NLA 823512
2006–07 EHC Visp NLB 168142246
AHL totals5001812153964993811152626
NHL totals285617513626814831118

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1992 United States WJC Bronze medal icon.svg72464
1993 United StatesWJC4th75272
1994 United States OG 8th80006
1997 United States WC 6th40002
2001 United StatesWC4th922412
Junior totals1476136
Senior totals2122420

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 1996
NHL
All-Rookie Team 1997

Transactions

References

  1. Palermo, Gregg (February 24, 2022). "Former St. Louis Blues hockey player Jim Campbell running for Congress". Fox 2 NOW. Retrieved February 27, 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-25.