What an era it has been for the Chicago Blackhawks organization earning three Stanley Cup championships in today’s game is no easy feat. Neither is not missing a game in five seasons.
Current Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell is dealing with a new situation for him, being a game time scratch and missing his first game in what comes down to five seasons of play.
Campbell, 37, has not missed a game due to injury, illness, nor being a healthy scratch since March 20, 2011. During that time, he has played in all 82 games of a season four times and appeared in all 48 contests during the season that shall not be named lockout-shortened season of 2012-13.
All five seasons of ironmanesque game time for Campbell came with playing for the Florida Panthers.
Now back with the Blackhawks, it looks as though the depth of the system in Chicago may see the defenseman sitting for a game after playing in the first four matchups this season.
In 1006 career games and one Stanley Cup Championship to his name, one of the biggest achievements of his career may also be the most underrated achievements with his iron man streak of games played, most of which came with the Panthers organization.
UPDATE: Despite early speculation, it appears that Campbell won’t be scratched after all.
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