Matt Campanale (born February 14, 1988) is an American former professional

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who briefly played in the

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with the

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. He is from

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Playing career

As a youth, Campanale played in the 2001 and 2002

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s with the Philadelphia Flyers

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team. Campanale played four seasons of collegiate hockey with the

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team before signing an amateur try-out contract with the

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of the

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following the 2010–11 NCAA season. After two games with the Sound Tigers, Campanale was surprisingly signed to an amateur try-out contract with Bridgeports' NHL affiliate, the New York Islanders, after their defense was overcome with injury. He made his NHL debut the same day on April 6, 2011, playing over eight minutes on defense and picking up two penalty minutes in a 3-2 loss to the

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. In his first full professional season in 2011–12, Campanale signed in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors. After 8 games, he was traded to fellow ECHL competitor the Elmira Jackals, where he remained for the majority of the season. On July 23, 2012, Campanale re-signed with the Jackals to a one-year extension. On August 8, 2013, Campanale moved to his fourth ECHL club, signing a one-year deal with reigning champions the Reading Royals. Despite re-signing with the Royals for a second season on August 20, 2014, Campanalae opted to leave for Europe in signing a one-year deal with Italian

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club, Hockey Milano Rossoblu.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campanale, Matt 1988 births 21st-century American sportsmen American men's ice hockey defensemen Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Binghamton Senators players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania Las Vegas Wranglers players Living people New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players New York Islanders players Reading Royals players Sportspeople from Chester County, Pennsylvania Undrafted National Hockey League players