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Rychard Campeau

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Rychard Campeau
Born (1952-04-09) April 9, 1952 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Blazers
Vancouver Blazers
NHL draft 53rd overall, 1972
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1972–1977

Rychard Campeau (born April 9, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Early life

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Campeau was born in Montreal. As a youth, he and teammates Rick Lalonde and Denis Meloche played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams in Ville-Émard and Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec.[1]

Career

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Campeau was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the fourth round, 53rd overall, of the 1972 NHL Entry Draft. He played 82 regular-season games and four playoff games in the World Hockey Association with the Philadelphia Blazers and the Vancouver Blazers in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 54 6 36 42 76 10 3 1 4 16
1970–71 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 62 21 40 61 98 7 3 2 5 14
1971–72 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 62 23 54 77 58 4 1 1 2 6
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 75 1 18 19 72 4 1 0 1 17
1973–74 Roanoke Valley Rebels SHL-Sr. 63 16 39 55 56 19 4 5 9 16
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 7 0 0 0 2
1974–75 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 72 13 37 50 98 3 1 2 3 0
1975–76 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 70 17 64 81 92 16 5 16 21 28
1976–77 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 66 9 37 46 73
WHA totals 82 1 18 19 74 4 1 0 1 17

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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