Jack Campbell

Jack Campbell (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Prior to his professional career, Campbell played for the Windsor Spitfires and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.

Campbell was born on January 9, 1992, in Port Huron, Michigan, to parents Jack Sr. and Debbie.

Campbell was inspired by his older cousin Marshall to become a goaltender.

Although his father, uncle, and coaches tried to convince Campbell to play other positions, he continued as a goaltender.

As a youth, Campbell played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.

Little Caesars lost the first game of the tournament 2-0 to Burnaby, placing them in the losers' bracket.

From there, they would go on to win the tournament, defeating Detroit Compuware in the finals.

He eventually graduated to the Detroit Honeybaked midget team.

From there, Campbell was drafted 108th overall in the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

Despite his selection, Campbell joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) in 2008.

In his second season within the North American Hockey League (NAHL), Campbell received the Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year Award.

On November 24, 2009, Campbell withdrew his verbal intent to play Division 1 hockey for the University of Michigan Wolverines in order to qualify to play in the OHL.

By the conclusion of his two seasons with the NTDP, Campbell had set a new franchise record for lowest goals-against average and most shutouts in a career.

He also earned a gold medal for Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

He was selected in the first round (11th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2013.

During the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Campbell backstopped the Americans to a victory over the Canadians in the gold medal game.

As a result, Campbell was drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Campbell was also chosen in the seventh round (170th overall) by Dinamo Minsk in the 2010 Kontinental Hockey League Junior Draft.

On July 28, 2010, Campbell left the NTDP and joined the Windsor Spitfires who had drafted him in 2008.

Following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season with the Greyhounds, the Stars assigned Campbell to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars.

On March 23, he made his professional debut against the Oklahoma City Barons in a loss.

Two nights later, on March 25, he won his first professional game against the Toronto Marlies.

He made 32 saves on the way to a 4–2 win.

On March 30, he had his first professional shutout over the Lake Erie Monsters by making 30 saves in the 4–0 win.

He struggled in his first season, putting up poor numbers and was eventually traded to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for MacKenzie Braid, Patrick Sieloff, a 2012 third-round pick, a 2013 second- and third-round pick, two second-round picks in 2014, a second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional 15th-round pick in 2016.

After attending the Stars' training camp, Campbell was assigned to the American Hockey League to begin the 2013–14 season.

On October 20, 2013, Campbell was recalled from Texas and made his NHL debut with Dallas, posting a 6–3 loss against the Anaheim Ducks.

He was returned to the American Hockey League where he helped lead the Stars to the 2014 Calder Cup.

Despite his championship season, Campbell was assigned to the American Hockey League to begin the 2014–15 season after attending the Stars' training camp.

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Campbell injured his hand which delayed his season debut.

Upon his return to the lineup, Campbell went 1–3–0 in each of his starts.

However, on December 28, 2015, Campbell was reassigned to the Texas Stars' East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) affiliate, Idaho Steelheads for an undetermined amount of time.

Campbell describes this time as difficult for his mental health and he felt unmotivated to play hockey.

He said he would "view myself in the mirror as like if I'm a good or bad person based on if I won or lost."

However, upon his return to the American Hockey League, Campbell recorded 11 wins out of 14 starts.

After spending several years in the minors, Campbell was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, serving as the team's backup before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020, where he emerged as an effective starting netminder and was named an NHL All-Star in 2022.

He left Toronto after the 2021–22 season to sign with the Oilers.

On November 8, 2023, he was waived by the Edmonton Oilers and assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Condors.

Internationally, Campbell has represented the United States at both a junior and senior level.