| Scott Campbell | |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Played For: | Houston Aeros Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 9th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1977 |
| Draft Team: | St. Louis Blues |
| Wha Draft: | 1st overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1977 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Houston Aeros |
| Career Start: | 1977 |
| Career End: | 1982 |
Gary Scott Campbell[1] (June 22, 1957 – September 3, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who was drafted first overall by the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Guelph, Ontario.
After a stellar junior career with the London Knights, Campbell was selected first overall by the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft, as well as ninth overall by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. Campbell opted to join the Aeros.
Campbell played 149 WHA games for the Aeros and the Winnipeg Jets, and came to the NHL with the Jets when they joined that league in 1980. He and Morris Lukowich were the two players protected by the Jets from the dispersal draft, showing the faith the team had in his abilities. However, the cold weather in Winnipeg exacerbated a chronic asthma condition and he requested a trade after a season there. The asthma condition ultimately forced him into retirement at the age of 25 after briefly also playing for the St. Louis Blues.
After retiring from professional hockey, Campbell became involved in harness racing and found success as a stable owner. He died on September 3, 2022, from cancer.[2] [3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974–75 | London Knights | OMJHL | 68 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | London Knights | OMJHL | 62 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1976–77 | London Knights | OMJHL | 60 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 86 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 75 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 116 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 248 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 149 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 364 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | ||||
| NHL totals | 80 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||