Former Peterborough Petes Defenceman Being Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Former Peterborough Petes defenceman Colin Campbell is being immortalized as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2024.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth ANdersen and the Peterborough Petes.

Campbell is being inducted in the builder category and is currently the NHL Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations.

He played three seasons (his entire junior hockey career) with the Peterborough Petes from 1970-72, He had 95 points in 169 games played during that span. In his last season, he had 47 points and 189 penalty minutes while being crowned an OHL champion in 1972 with teammates such as Bob Gainey, Stan Jonathan and Doug Jarvis.

He was honoured by the Petes with a banner-raising ceremony in January 2020.

The Tillsonburg native was drafted 27th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1973 NHL Draft and fifth overall by the Vancouver Blazers in the 1973 WHA Draft. He played one year with Vancouver in the WHA before signing on with Pittsburgh. HHe has also played for other NHL teams such as Colorado, Detroit, Edmonton and Vancouver before he retired in 1985. Ten years later, he coached the for four seasons.

After retiring in 1985, Campbell was an assistant coach with the Red Wings until 1990. He was an associate coach with the Rangers for parts of three seasons before his promotion. He replace Mike Keenan as coach after New York championship year in 1994.

After being released by the Rangers during the 1997-98 season, Campbell retain his involvement with the NHL in hockey operations, officiating and central scouting prior to his current role.

The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration is Nov. 11 in Toronto. He is joining the ranks of NHL greats such as Shea Weber, Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk and others for this year’s class.

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