Personal
Campbell grew up in Strathroy, Ontario, where he attended elementary school at Colborne Street Public School and high school at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute. He also attended Canterbury High School in Ottawa, Ontario while playing for the Ottawa 67's of the OHL. His parents are Ed and Lorna. He has two brothers, Craig and Darryl. Darryl also played pro hockey for four seasons in the ECHL, last for the Mississippi Sea Wolves.
Campbell received national attention in Canada in 2003, not for playing hockey, but because of SARS. Campbell's sister-in-law Vagia, who works at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital visited him on March 24, 2003. Shortly after, she started showing SARS symptoms and was subsequently hospitalized. This led to the quarantine of both Campbell and then teammate Rhett Warrener. Campbell missed three games before being cleared to play again. Neither player had any SARS symptoms.
Brian Campbell and Lauren Miller recently got engaged during the 2011 NHL All-Star break.
He's been given the nickname "Soupy" because he shares his last name with the name of the Campbell Soup Company.
Campbell has appeared in a video supporting You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.
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