[Report] Jack Campbell Enters NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

[RWJC]

Jack Campbell Enters NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

 

October 4th, 2024 at 3:01pm CST • By Brennan McClain

 

The National Hockey League and its Players’ Association have announced Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jack Campbell has entered the Player Assistance Program and will be away from the team indefinitely. Campbell signed a one-year, $775K contract with the Red Wings on the opening day of free agency this past offseason.

 

It’s an unfortunate turnaround for Campbell as he had hoped to rebuild his value on a one-year contract in Detroit after a disappointing 2023-24 season with the Edmonton Oilers. Campbell signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Oilers after a 2021-22 season in which he earned a .914 save percentage in 49 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Campbell would only see two years of his five-year, $25MM contract in Edmonton.

 

The team bought him out at the end of the 2023-24 season after Campbell posted a 22-13-4 record in 39 starts from 2022-24 with a .886 SV% and 3.53 goals-against average. The Oilers sent Campbell down to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, after only five games last year and he proved much better in the minor leagues. He secured an 18-13-1 record with the Condors in 33 games with a .918 SV% and 2.63 GAA in his first AHL competition since 2018-19.

 

Campbell was always likely to find himself with the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, with the team having one of the most crowded creases in the league. Detroit was poised to enter the 2024-25 NHL season with Ville Husso, Alex Lyon, and prospect Sebastian Cossa already under contract and brought in Campbell and Cam Talbot over the offseason. Campbell will now look to the Player Assistance Program for help and work through whatever he is going through.

 

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/10/jack-campbell-enters-nhl-nhlpa-player-assistance-program.html#ref=home

 

[RWJC]

Seems like a good guy. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a mental health issue. 
Here’s hoping to a solid recovery. 

[Curmudgeon]

Campbell has been mocked, ridiculed and demeaned pretty badly by fans in Toronto and Edmonton, and even by the fans in Abbotsford when he was demoted to Bakersfield. Sure, they are pros and expected to cope with the abuse, but at the end of the day, they are still people with normal human feelings, uncertainties and self-doubts. I am so glad there is a player assistance program in place to help those who need whatever kind of counselling is necessary to help heal. I am also glad that players make use of available supports and that more people have come to accept that admitting you need help is not a weakness, but the first step to recovery. Good for Campbell for taking that step, and I am hopeful he will emerge from it strong, self-confident and able to resume playing at a level that got him to professional hockey.

[grumpyone]

2 hours ago, RWJC said:

Seems like a good guy. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a mental health issue. 
Here’s hoping to a solid recovery. 

still shell-shocked from his time in the Oiler's net?  

[Ghostsof1915]

So does Detroit get his salary not applied to the salary cap as well? 

I'm ok with Vegas getting a break on the cap, as long as every other team that has a player with issues is getting the same treatment. 

[Pears]

12 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

So does Detroit get his salary not applied to the salary cap as well? 

I'm ok with Vegas getting a break on the cap, as long as every other team that has a player with issues is getting the same treatment. 

Vancouver has been docked a 2nd round pick in each of the next two drafts for asking to have Tucker Poolman's contract removed from their salary. 

[The Arrogant Worms]

1 hour ago, grumpyone said:

still shell-shocked from his time in the Oiler's net?  

Dude...not funny.

[grumpyone]

2 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

Dude...not funny.

sorry

 

[PeteyBOI]

13 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

So does Detroit get his salary not applied to the salary cap as well? 

I'm ok with Vegas getting a break on the cap, as long as every other team that has a player with issues is getting the same treatment. 

well in this case, you could just bury the contract without consequence of effecting the cap. so without a judgement made his salary will not effect detroit