Rychard Campeau
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| Rychard Campeau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 9, 1952 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.
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
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.
