Due to a rash of defensive injuries, the Islanders have announced the signing of Matt Campanale to an amateur tryout contract today.
Talk about a whirlwind of change for for this former collegiate player, he made his debut for the Sound Tigers on the 2nd and is now likely going to finish the the season out in the NHL. Nope Eric Hornick clears up the ATO mumbo jumbo, straight from the pages of the CBA over here – apparently the contract is only valid for one game.
Per the Islanders release:
The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Matt Campanale has signed an NHL regular season amateur tryout agreement. The club is under emergency conditions to Jack Hillen and Milan Jurcina. Campanale will make his NHL debut tonight, when the Islanders face the Boston Bruins at 7 p.m.
Campanale, 23, led all University of New Hampshire skaters this season with a plus-25 rating, while playing in all 39 games of his senior campaign. The Chester Springs, PA, native made his professional debut with the Islanders’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on April 2 and has posted a plus-two rating in two AHL games this season.
In 106 career NCAA games, Campanale recorded three goals and 21 assists with a plus-30 rating. The 5’ 11”, 200-pound blueliner played for the Green Mountain Glades of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) before his collegiate career. In his final EJHL season (2006-07), Campanale led all Glades defensemen in scoring with 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) and was selected an EJHL First-Team All-Star.
