Rychard Campeau

Rychard Campeau (born April 9, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Early life 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.

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.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 54 6 36 42 76 10 3 1 4 16 1970–71 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 62 21 40 61 98 7 3 2 5 14 1971–72 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 62 23 54 77 58 4 1 1 2 6 1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 75 1 18 19 72 4 1 0 1 17 1973–74 Roanoke Valley Rebels SHL-Sr. 63 16 39 55 56 19 4 5 9 16 1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1974–75 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 72 13 37 50 98 3 1 2 3 0 1975–76 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 70 17 64 81 92 16 5 16 21 28 1976–77 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL-Sr. 66 9 37 46 73 — — — — — WHA totals 82 1 18 19 74 4 1 0 1 17