| Wade Campbell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1961 Peace River, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1991 | ||
Wade Allan "Tiny" Campbell (born January 2, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets and the Boston Bruins between 1982 and 1988. Campbell signed with Winnipeg as a free-agent in 1982 as a walk on out of University of Alberta. He went on to play a total of 213 regular season games, scoring 9 goals and 27 assists for 36 points, collecting 305 penalty minutes. He retired in 1991.
Campbell was born in Peace River, Alberta.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Illinois at Chicago | NCAA | 26 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Alberta | CIAU | 44 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Alberta | CIAU | 42 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Sherbrooke Jets | AHL | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 40 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 64 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 69 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Boxers de Bordeaux | France | 30 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 77 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 66 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 213 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 305 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| AHL totals | 348 | 43 | 108 | 151 | 430 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 55 | ||||
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