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Brian Campbell
Brian Campbell
Defenseman
Number: 51
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 190
Shoots: Left
Born: May 23, 1979  (Age 34)
Birthplace: Strathroy, ON, Canada
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Acquired: Buffalo's sixth-round choice (156th overall) in 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Drafted: BUF / 1997 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 6th (156th overall)

2012-13: Recorded an assist Apr. 23 vs. NYR... Recorded a goal and an assist Apr. 20 at NJD...Played in 750th career NHL game Apr. 16 at NYI...Recorded PPG Mar. 21 at NYR...Tallied a pair of points (1-1-2) Feb. 28 vs. BUF...Recorded three points (1-2-3) Feb. 26 vs. PIT...Had three-game point streak from Jan. 31- Feb. 5 (2-1-3)...Recorded an assist Jan. 22 at MTL...Scored a pair of power play goals Jan. 19 vs. CAR...recorded assist Jan. 24 vs. OTT.



CURRENT POSTSEASON NOTES:
- Led NHL in ice time per game (29:19)br>- T-6th among League defensemen in points (1-6=7)br>- Scored the goal that sent the game to overtime in Game 5 of the WCSF vs. Dallas on May 2 and logged 30:09 of ice time in regulation (30:47 total)br>- Assisted on game-winner in Game 4 of the WCSF at Dallas on April 30
- Posted an assist and led the team in ice time (27:07) in his Sharks postseason debut in Game 1 of the WCQF vs. Calgary

2007-08 REGULAR SEASON NOTES:
- Set a career high six-game point/assist streak (1-6=7) from Mar 21vs. ANA to Apr 1 vs LA
- Among League defensemen, he is 3rd in points (61) and T-2nd in assists (53, T-13th overall)br>- Has 18 points (3-15=18) in 19 games since joining the Sharks
- Posted two points (1-1=2), including a highlight-reel, Savardian spin-o-rama goal, in his first home game as a Shark on March 3 vs. Montreal
- Has 9 multiple-assist games and 13 multiple-point games this season
- Posted a four-game point/assist streak (1-5=6) March 9-March 16
- Broke his single-season career-highs in points (48 - 2006-07 with Buffalo) and assists (42 - 2006-07 with Buffalo) with his helper at Minnesota on March 9
- Picked up an asisst in his first game with San Jose on Feb. 27 at Columbus
- Was seventh among blueliners in points (5-38=43) and third in assists has among NHL blueliners at the time of his trade.
- Fourth on Buffalo, first among team d-men in scoring, second in assists at the time of trade
- Selected to represent the Eastern Conference at the NHL All-Star Game
- Named Buffalo's captain for month of December 2007
- Set a career-high with points and assists in one game (4) on Oct. 13 vs. Washington

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
- He pushes the pace of the team, Joe Thornton said of Campbell, both friends since childhood. He's the kind of guy that makes our offense tick. He skates so well, he pushes the defenders back so far. He just opens up a little bit more space for us offensive players to do what we're supposed to do. 3/12/08, Yahoo! Sports

2006-07 REGULAR SEASON NOTES:
- Set a career high with 48 points and a +28 plus/minus rating.
- Selected to represent the Eastern Conference at the NHL All-Star Game
- Originally selected by Buffalo in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (6th round, 156th overall)br>
FIN FACTS:
- Nicknames include Soup, Soup Doggg, Soupy, The Flying Tomato and Soup Dizzle
- Grew up playing summer hockey in Ontario with Joe Thornton since he was eight years old.
- Currently living with teammate Joe Thornton.

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
L. Couture 8 5 6 -3 11
J. Pavelski 8 4 6 1 10
J. Thornton 8 1 8 6 9
P. Marleau 8 5 3 1 8
D. Boyle 8 2 4 0 6
B. Burns 8 2 2 -1 4
B. Stuart 8 1 2 3 3
S. Hannan 8 0 3 1 3
M. Vlasic 8 1 1 2 2
T. Wingels 8 0 2 3 2
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
A. Niemi 6 2 0 .930 1.93