Red Wings' Campbell enters player assistance program

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jack Campbell entered the player assistance program, the NHL and NHLPA announced Friday.

Campbell signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Red Wings this summer. He will be unavailable for an indefinite period while receiving care and will return once cleared by the program administrators.

The 32-year-old made his lone preseason appearance for Detroit on Sept. 30. He made 20 saves in relief and allowed two goals.

Campbell was bought out of the final three seasons of his contract with the Edmonton Oilers. He signed a five-year, $25-million pact with Edmonton in 2022.

Last season, Campbell played five games for the Oilers. He had a 1-4-0 record and a .874 save percentage before he was placed on waivers in November. He played the rest of the season with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors, where he had a .918 SV% in 33 appearances.

Campbell featured with the Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs before arriving in Edmonton. He was drafted 11th overall by the Stars in 2010 but didn't become an NHL regular until 2018-19 with the Kings.

At the 2020 trade deadline, Campbell was shipped to Toronto, where he emerged as a starter for the first time in his NHL career. He played all seven of the Leafs' first-round playoff games in both 2021 and 2022, and he subsequently signed with Edmonton as an unrestricted free agent.

The first season in Edmonton was rocky for Campbell. He posted a .888 SV% despite a 21-9-4 record and was eventually replaced as the starter by Stuart Skinner.

Campbell's played 176 NHL games over parts of nine seasons and has a career .909 SV%.