Former Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell enters NHL assistance program

 

The NHL announced on Friday afternoon that goaltender Jack Campbell will receive care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.

For an indeterminate amount of time while he receives treatment, the 32-year-old Campbell will not be available to his current team, the Detroit Red Wings.

When the program administrators give Campbell the all-clear to compete on the ice, he will rejoin the Wings organization in accordance with the conditions of the joint program.


In July, Campbell signed a one-year contract at an average of $775,000 US with the Wings. Earlier, the product of Port Huron, Mich., was bought out by the Edmonton Oilers with three years remaining on a five-year, $25-million contract that he signed in the summer of 2022.

Campbell played in just five games with the Oilers in the previous season, going 1-4-0 with a.873 save percentage. With the Bakersfield Condors, the Oilers' American Hockey League club, he played for most of the season, finishing 18-13-1 with a.918 save percentage.

In September, Campbell made one appearance for Detroit in a preseason game.


Before joining the Oilers in free agency, Campbell played in 77 games for Toronto after being acquired by the Maple Leafs in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in 2019. He finished with a 51-14-9 record, a.916 save percentage, and a 2.50 goals-against average.