
JACK CAMPBELL CHOKES BACK TEARS WHILE DISCUSSING SETTING A NEW LEAFS FRANCHISE RECORD
Apr 8, 2021 à 8h21 TIM TUCKER
Jack Campbell's road to success in the NHL hasn't been an easy one. At 29-years-old, he came into this season having played just 64 games in the NHL while spending the rest of his time in the AHL and ECHL. After a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens last night, Campbell set a new franchise record for the Toronto Maple Leafs, going 10-0-0 in his first 10 games of the season, and he appears to have the starting position with the team locked-up. Following the game, Campbell choked back tears when asked what this means to him.
"It's pretty awesome. I'm lost for words right now,» Campbell replied. «It's been a long journey and just to have their support, every single guy, it's crazy. It's a dream come true, something I worked very hard for," said Campbell.
"There's not a day I don't thank the lord for putting me here in Toronto with these amazing guys. And I don't want to forget my L.A. teammates and coaches there because they got the ball rolling for me in the NHL and without them I wouldn't be here."
Not only has Campbell won his first 10 starts this season, he has a 1.58 goals against average and a save percentage of .944 while doing it. Excellent stats for any goaltender. With usual Leafs starter Frederik Andersen set to become a free agent at the end of this season, you have to wonder if Toronto will just let him walk away.
Campbell's teammates have talked extensively about how great of a guy he is and it's an awesome thing to see him finally find success after being drafted 11th overall in 2010.
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NHL STATS
SEASON
2020-2021 | GP | G | A | PTS | |
CONNOR MCDAVID | 43 | 23 | 48 | 71 | |
LEON DRAISAITL | 43 | 22 | 41 | 63 | |
PATRICK KANE | 45 | 15 | 41 | 56 | |
MITCH MARNER | 44 | 14 | 40 | 54 | |
NATHAN MACKINNON | 39 | 17 | 36 | 53 | |
AUSTON MATTHEWS | 40 | 32 | 21 | 53 | |
BRAD MARCHAND +3 | 41 | 22 | 29 | 53 | |
MIKKO RANTANEN | 43 | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
MARK SCHEIFELE | 45 | 17 | 35 | 52 | |
ARTEMI PANARIN | 33 | 16 | 34 | 50 | |
SIDNEY CROSBY | 43 | 17 | 33 | 50 | |
MARK STONE | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | |
NICKLAS BACKSTROM +2 | 46 | 14 | 31 | 47 | |
JAKE GUENTZEL | 44 | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
ALEKSANDER BARKOV | 39 | 18 | 27 | 45 | |
JONATHAN HUBERDEAU | 45 | 15 | 30 | 45 | |
NIKOLAJ EHLERS | 45 | 20 | 25 | 45 | |
ALEX DEBRINCAT | 41 | 22 | 21 | 43 | |
ANZE KOPITAR | 42 | 9 | 34 | 43 | |
KYLE CONNOR | 45 | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
COMPLETE STATS |
NHL STATS
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APRIL 18, 2021 | G | A | PTS | |
PATRICE BERGERON |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
BRAD MARCHAND |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
DAVID KREJCI |
2 | - | 2 | |
T.J. OSHIE |
2 | - | 2 | |
NICKLAS BACKSTROM |
- | 2 | 2 | |
CRAIG SMITH |
- | 2 | 2 | |
ANTHONY MANTHA |
1 | - | 1 | |
CONNOR CLIFTON |
- | 1 | 1 | |
LARS ELLER |
- | 1 | 1 | |
TAYLOR HALL |
- | 1 | 1 | |
EVGENY KUZNETSOV |
- | 1 | 1 | |
CHARLIE MCAVOY |
- | 1 | 1 | |
DMITRY ORLOV |
- | 1 | 1 | |
DAVID PASTRNAK |
- | 1 | 1 | |
JOHN CARLSON |
- | - | - | |
CHARLIE COYLE |
- | - | - | |
JAKE DEBRUSK |
- | - | - | |
BRENDEN DILLON |
- | - | - | |
NIC DOWD |
- | - | - | |
CARL HAGELIN |
- | - | - | |
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