Campbell played two years of junior hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the Canmore Eagles and Olds Grizzlys before moving on to the NCAA in 2004 with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. After three seasons of college hockey, Campbell turned pro, signing as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 19, 2007. Campbell made his NHL debut on March 30, 2007, against the Chicago Blackhawks.
After starting the 2007–08 season with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, Campbell was traded by the Blue Jackets with Philippe Dupuis to the Colorado Avalanche for Mark Rycroft on January 22, 2008. He was then assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate the Lake Erie Monsters.
On June 10, 2009, Campbell a free agent, signed in Finland for the TPS of the SM-liiga on a one-year deal. Campbell played in 33 games with TPS in the 2009–10 season, before transferring to HC Slavia Praha of the Czech League on January 16, 2010. After posting only 1 assist in 12 games to end the regular season, Campbell improved to help Praha advance to the semi-finals scoring a 1 and three assists in 16 post season games.
Without a new contract offer from Praha, Campbell returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with Texas-based Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the CHL. After an unsuccessful try-out at the AHL's San Antonio Rampage training camp, Campbell started the 2010–11 season with the Killer Bees.
On August 25, 2011, Campbell signed a one-year contract in the ECHL with the Chicago Express. He was invited to the Rockford IceHogs training camp for the 2011–12 season before he was returned to the Express. Campbell was later signed to PTO contracts with the Springfield Falcons and the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL before again shortly returning to the ECHL.
On July 29, 2013, Campbell continued his journeyman career and signed a one-year contract to move to Italy with Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of the then Elite.A.
