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Number: 2
Position: Defense
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 205
Birthday: 6.26.82
Hometown: Superior, WI
Last team: University of Wisconsin
Player Biography
Joe joined the Buccaneers in mid-season after playing for the University of Wisconsin. Joe played for the 2000-2001 Buccaneers.
Known to his buddies as "Gumby" he makes sure to wear dress socks during games and once fell after being announced during the starting lineup. Joe enjoys golf but his passions are hunting and fishing. If he was not in Des Moines playing hockey, Joe would be going to high school and working in Superior.
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Kevin Kasel: Tell me about your family life, do you have any brothers or sisters?
Joe Campbell: I have two sisters, they are both older then me.
Kevin: How old where you when you started playing hockey?
Joe: I was four years old.
Kevin: Why did you start?
Joe: My Dad pretty much asked me what kind of sports would you like to play in? All my friends at that time started playing hockey. I played basketball and hockey at the same time, I ended up taking hockey.
Kevin: Why did you decide to play for the Bucs?
Joe: I guess the first time, it was because of me and Andy (Nelson) were together and I was protected by them when I came back from college.
Kevin: Have you always been a defensemen?
Joe: I was forward until Squirt "A", which is about 8 or 9 years old. Then I became a defensemen.
Kevin: If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd do is ...
Joe: I go on a trip with all my friends.
Kevin: Do you have a nickname?
Joe: I have many nicknames. Gumby, JC, they call me Soupy here now. I think Soupy is sticking right now.
Kevin: Best advice you've ever received (doesn't have to be hockey-related):
Joe: Give it your best.
Kevin: Tell me about some of your goals for the future.
Joe: To win a scholarship again, to hopefully go Division I. To graduate from college with a degree. Those are my two main goals right now.
Kevin: What are some things you want to do in your life besides hockey?
Joe: I'm really into architecture. I like to be an architect of some sort.
Kevin: What would you being doing now if you weren't playing hockey?
Joe: I'd be going to school somewhere.
Kevin: What would you consider your dream car?
Joe: A Hummer.
Kevin: What do you like to do besides hockey?
Joe: Hunt and fish and golf.
Kevin: What can't you imagine living without?
Joe: Hockey, I guess.
Kevin: What's your most embarrassing moment?
Joe: When I was in High School, I was announced for the starting line-up and I went out there and fell, and everybody started laughing in the stands. So that was the biggest one.
Kevin: Finish this sentence. My team mates think I'm ...
Joe: A goof ball.
Kevin: If you could have lunch with one person, past or present, who would it be?
Joe: Halle Berry!
Kevin: If you were a head coach of a team what would you do?
Joe: I just try to reinforce to them it's a game of fun. And if you're not in it for fun, then you shouldn't be playing at all.
Kevin: What is your favorite food?
Joe: Salmon.
Kevin: Who is your favorite band?
Joe: I don't really have a favorite, I listen to such a variety of music. Probably my all-time favorite band is Led Zepplen.
Kevin: What is your favorite TV show/book?
Joe: I probably say Friends.
Kevin: If you started your own NHL franchise, and you could pick any player, who would you start with and why?
Joe: I started with Rob Blake, because he such dominate force defensively and offensively. And a great leader, ultimate player.
Kevin: Who would you have on your hockey "Dream Team"?
Joe: I have Rob Blake, Pavel Bure, Kariya, Todd Bertuzzi. Probably Patrick Roy for goalie and Nicklas Lidstrom for defensemen.
Kevin: What are your superstitions?
Joe: I don't really have any. Just that I say a prayer before every game, just before I am about to go on the ice.
Kevin: If you were stranded on a desert island, whom would you want to be stranded with ... Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Michelle Gellar or Tara Reid?
Joe: Tara Reid.
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Bugs Bunny or Road Runner?
Joe: Road Runner.
Kevin: Who would you rather be, Superman or Batman?
Joe: Superman.
Kevin: If I could change one thing about me, it would be ...
Joe: My size. I'm tall, but I'm not too husky.
Kevin: Any advice for younger hockey players?
Joe: Like I said before, you should be playing the game for fun. If you're not having fun, then you shouldn't be playing it.
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