Brian Campbell Brian Wesley Campbell ( born on May 23 , 1979 , Strathroy , Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Personal . Brian received national attention in Canada in 2003 , not for playing hockey , but because of SARS . Brian ' 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 Brian and then teammate Rhett Warrener . Campbell missed three games before being cleared to play again . Neither player had any SARS symptoms . Playing career . Brian was taken by the Ottawa 67 ' s in the OHL as a third round draft pick in the 1995 OHL Priority Selection . In 1998 – 99 he won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL ' s Most Outstanding Player . He also won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL ' s Defenceman of the Year and the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL ' s Most Gentlemanly Player , and to top it off Brian was also awarded the CHL Player of the Year . He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres as their 6th round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . He played his first game for the Sabres in the 1999 – 2000 season , and stayed with the team , wearing number 51 , until February 26 , 2008 when he was traded to San Jose . During the NHL lockout in 2004 – 05 , he played for Jokerit in Helsinki , Finland and won the silver medal in the SM - liiga Finnish championships . On January 9 , 2007 he was the leading vote getter amongst Eastern Conference defenceman for the 2007 NHL All - Star Game , earning him his first All - Star appearance . As a result of the Sabres rotating captaincy , Brian was named an alternate captain for the month of November 2007 and captain for the month of December under the Sabres 2007 – 08 rotating captain and alternate captains system . Brian was selected again in 2008 NHL All - Star team . The 2007 - 2008 season was the final season Campbell was was under contract for . Since the Sabres were fighting for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference , his future with the club became a highly spectulated topic . It was speculated on wether the Sabres would keep him for the playoff run , or wether they ' d trade him in exchange for long term assets . Finally , on February 26 , 2008 , the last day of the NHL trade deadline , the Sabres traded Campbell , along with their 7th round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft ( 194th overall - Sharks picked right winger Drew Daniels ) to the San Jose Sharks for forward Steve Bernier and their 1st round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft ( 26th overall - Sabres picked centre Tyler Ennis ) . Brian also led the league during the 2007 – 08 NHL season in games played as one of only two players to appear in 83 games , or one more than a team ' s full schedule , as based on his trade to San Jose ( the other being Jeff Halpern . ) Campbell was named a member of the NHL Competition Committee on April 21 , 2008 . On July 1 , 2008 , Campbell signed an 8 year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for roughly 7 . 1 million dollars a year . Fox Chicago reported that Campbell chose to sign with the Blackhawks despite allegedly receiving better contract offers from other organizations . International career . Brian was a member of Team Canada at the 1999 World Junior Championships , and was named a first team all - star for the tournament .