Arizona Coyotes wasted no time and swooped in on the opening day of free agency to reacquire 10th year unrestricted free agent defenseman Andrew Campbell(2) and sign him to a new, 2-year contract.
He had spent 2014/2015 with the team splitting time in the NHL, playing a career high 33 games and for then affiliate Portland Pirates before being released.
On a two-year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs, he was named Toronto Marlies‘ captain and posted a pair of 20+ point seasons with a combined +59 rating.
Seems like there’s only upside agreeing to the big, tough to play against blue liner, who’s a veteran of 595 AHL games and owns a +86.
Agreeing to return to such a young, energize club, it’s likely he’ll see his first time in the big league since leaving Arizona the first time but will also likely be named captain of minor league squad Tuscon Roadrunners.