Shoots Left Weight 91 kg NHL Draft Undrafted Positions Defenseman | Name Matt Campanale Height 1.8 m | |
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Born February 14, 1988 (age 36)
Chester Springs, PA, USA ( 1988-02-14 ) Serie A team
Former teams Hockey Milano Rossoblu
New York Islanders Education University of New Hampshire | ||
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Matt Campanale (born February 14, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Italian club, Hockey Milano Rossoblu in the Serie A. He is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.
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Playing career
Campanale played four seasons of collegiate hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team before signing an amateur try-out contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League following the 2010–11 NCAA season. After two games with the Sound Tigers, Campanale was surprisingly signed to an amateur try-out contract with Bridgeports' NHL affiliate, the New York Islanders, after their defense was overcome with injury.
He made his NHL debut the same day on April 6, 2011, playing over eight minutes on defense and picking up two penalty minutes in a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins.
In his first full professional season in 2011–12, Campanale signed in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors. After 8 games he was traded to fellow ECHL competitor the Elmira Jackals, where he remained for the majority of the season. On July 23, 2012, Campanale re-signed with the Jackals to a one-year extension.
On August 8, 2013, Campanale moved to his fourth ECHL club, signing a one-year deal with reigning champions the Reading Royals.
Despite re-signing with the Royals for a second season on August 20, 2014, Campanalae opted to leave for Europe in signing a one-year deal with Italian Serie A club, Milano Rossoblu.