Darcy Campbell (born May 12, 1984) is a

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former professional

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. He played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Campbell played two years of junior hockey in the

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with the Canmore Eagles and Olds Grizzlys before moving on to the

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in 2004 with the

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. After three seasons of college hockey, Campbell turned pro, signing as a free agent with the

on March 19, 2007. Campbell made his NHL debut on March 30, 2007, against the

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. After starting the 2007–08 season with the

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in the AHL, Campbell was traded by the Blue Jackets with

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to the

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for

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on January 22, 2008. He was then assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate the Lake Erie Monsters. In the 2008–09 season, Campbell spent the entire year with Lake Erie playing a career high 74 games. Campbell was recalled by the Avalanche on February 19, 2009, but didn't play a game before returning to the Monsters. On June 10, 2009, Campbell a free agent, signed in Finland for the TPS of the SM-liiga on a one-year deal. Campbell played in 33 games with TPS in the 2009–10 season, before transferring to

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of the Czech League on January 16, 2010. After posting only 1 assist in 12 games to end the regular season, Campbell improved to help Praha advance to the semi-finals scoring a 1 and three assists in 16 post season games. Without a new contract offer from Praha, Campbell returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with Texas-based Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the CHL. After an unsuccessful try-out at the AHL's San Antonio Rampage training camp, Campbell started the 2010–11 season with the Killer Bees. On August 25, 2011, Campbell signed a one-year contract in the ECHL with the Chicago Express. He was invited to the Rockford IceHogs training camp for the 2011–12 season before he was returned to the Express. Campbell was later signed to PTO contracts with the

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and the

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of the AHL before again shortly returning to the ECHL. On June 28, 2012, Campbell agreed to return to Europe, signing a one-year deal with German 2nd Bundesliga club, Eispiraten Crimmitschau. Campbell was amongst the Pirates scoring leaders from the Blueline with 35 points in 44 games. On July 29, 2013, Campbell continued his journeyman career and signed a one-year contract to move to Italy with Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of the then Elite.A.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Darcy 1984 births Living people Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canmore Eagles players Chicago Express players Columbus Blue Jackets players ETC Crimmitschau players HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey people from Alberta Lake Erie Monsters players Oklahoma City Barons players Olds Grizzlys players People from Airdrie, Alberta Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees players Springfield Falcons players Syracuse Crunch players HC TPS players Undrafted National Hockey League players HC Pustertal Wölfe players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland

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