The NHL announced on Friday afternoon that goaltender Jack Campbell will receive care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.
The 32-year-old Campbell will be unavailable to his current team, the Detroit Red Wings, for an indefinite period as he receives care.
Under the terms of the joint program, Campbell will return to the Wings organization when cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators.
The Wings signed Campbell to a one-year contract with an average annual value of $775,000 US in July. Earlier, the native of Port Huron, Mich., was bought out by the Edmonton Oilers with three years remaining on a five-year, $25-million contract that he signed in the summer of 2022.
In five games with the Oilers last season, Campbell played in just five games, going 1-4-0 with an .873 save percentage. He spent the majority of the season with the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, going 18-13-1 with a .918 save percentage.
Campbell appeared in one pre-season game with Detroit in September.
Acquired by the Maple Leafs in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in 2019, Campbell played in 77 games with Toronto, compiling a record of 51-14-9 with a .916 save percentage and a 2.50 goals-against average, before signing with the Oilers in free agency.
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