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windsorspitfires.com staff reports
Jack Campbell has never shied away from the spotlight.
And now that his goaltending partner, John Cullen, has been sidelined with a knee injury, the Spitfires will be counting on him to take them deep into the playoffs.
If last week is any indication, the post-season run could be a thriller.
Campbell posted a 2-0-0 record, with a 2.67 goals against average and a .906 save percentage last week, earning him Tecumseh and South Walkerville Vision Centres and Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week honours for the period ending March 13th.
"We've had three big wins as of late," Campbell told windsorspitfires.com. "To get everyone back healthy is huge. We've been rolling."
Campbell says his best play is yet to come, down the stretch and in the playoffs.
"It's huge for the team to be confident in their goalie. Lately, I've had the type of confidence back that I have had my whole career. I just want to keep this momentum going into the playoffs."
Last Thursday, Campbell made 34 saves and stopped two of three shooters in leading the Spitfires to a 4-3 shootout victory at the WFCU Centre over the Western Conference regular season champion Owen Sound Attack squad. Three days later, Campbell led the team to yet another extra time win at home, turning aside 24 shots as Windsor defeated the Sarnia Sting 4-3.
Campbell will start Thursday night, as the Spitfires kick off the final week of the regular season against the Saginaw Spirit at the WFCU Centre. Windsor visits the Soo Greyhounds the following night before a potentially huge match-up in Saginaw in the final game of the season on Saturday - a game that could decide first place in the West Division and a top-2 seed in the first round of the playoffs.
2010-2011 Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Jack Campbell – Mar. 7 – Mar. 13, 2011
Craig Duininck – Feb. 28 – Mar. 6, 2011
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 21 – Feb. 27, 2011
Jeff Brown – Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2011
Taylor Carnevale – Feb. 7 – Feb. 13, 2011
Tom Kuhnhackl – Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2011
Alexander Khokhlachev – Jan. 24 – Jan. 30, 2011
Ryan Ellis – Jan. 17 – Jan. 23, 2011
Jake Carrick – Jan. 10 – Jan. 16, 2011
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 3 – Jan. 9, 2011
Saverio Posa – Dec. 27, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011
Craig Duininck – Dec. 13 – Dec. 19, 2010
*Nick Ebert – Dec. 6 – Dec. 12, 2010
Troy Passingham – Nov. 29 – Dec. 5, 2010
Eric Locke – Nov. 22 – Nov. 28, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 15 – Nov. 21, 2010
Tom Kuhnhackl – Nov. 8 – Nov. 14, 2010
Tom Kuhnhackl – Nov. 1 – Nov. 7, 2010
Jack Campbell – Oct. 25 – Oct. 31, 2010
Tom Kuhnhackl – Oct. 18 – Oct. 24, 2010
Eric Locke – Oct. 11 – Oct. 17, 2010
Zack Kassian – Oct. 4 – Oct. 11, 2010
Kyle Tarini – Sep. 27 – Oct. 3, 2010
Alexander Khokhlachev – Sep. 21 – Sep. 27, 2010
