News emerged on Friday that veteran NHL goalie Jack Campbell has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Campbell has been with the Detroit Red Wings for training camp this season.
Jack Campbell has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistant Program and will be away from the #redwings for an indefinite period of time.
Wishing him the best.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 4, 2024
Jack Campbell Enters Player Assistance Program
Campbell has played the Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers over his nine-year NHL career. The Port Huron, Mich. native played in five games last season with Edmonton. However, he struggled and went 1-4-0 with a 4.50 goals-against-average and .873 save percentage. The 32-year-old spent most of last season in the AHL with Bakersfield.
He has a career record of 93-52-18 with a 2.76 GAA and .909 save percentage. Campbell also has 10 career shutouts with seven of them coming in his three seasons with the Maple Leafs. Dallas originally drafted him in the first round, 11th overall of the 2010 NHL Draft.
His best season was with Toronto in the 2021-22 campaign with a 31-9-6 record, 2.64 GAA and .914 save percentage. He had started with Edmonton, but Stuart Skinner wrested the starting job from him.
What It Means
The biggest thing is we hope Campbell as able to recover. He will be out indefinitely while he receives the care he needs. Campbell can return to practice and games once he’s cleared by program administrators.
It was likely that Campbell was going to start the season with Grand Rapids in the AHL. Detroit is likely carrying three goalies with Ville Husso, Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon. However, Campbell would be in the organization to provide cover in case of injury.
Campbell is the first player this 2024-25 season to enter the program. Five players entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program last season, which was the number of the last three seasons combined.
Confidentiality is guaranteed for players and their family members when it comes to the cause of a player entering the program. All the best to him while he recovers.
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