Former Hull Stingrays forward Derek Campbell has become the fifth player this summer to transfer along the M18 motorway, joining Estonian defenceman Dmitri Rodin in leaving the Stingrays and East Yorkshire for South Yorkshire and the English Premier League's Sheffield Steeldogs.
The 32 year old - who moved to Hull after consecutive EIHL championship winning seasons with Coventry and Sheffield - notched 55 points in 58 regular season games as well as a massive five goals in three playoff games - including a hat-trick in the club's monumental second leg Quarter Final win over Sheffield.
Creating a formidable and natural partnership with linemate Jason Silverthorn, Campbell - in his sixth UK top flight campaign - grew to become one of the club's biggest assets last season thanks to his combination of strength, playmaking and enforcing abilities.
He joins a Steeldogs side coached by friend and former Newcastle teammate Andre Payette following an outstanding 11/12 campaign in which they surprised and shocked EPL with an impressive third place finish - in large part thanks to Stingrays summer signings Ben Bowns and Janis Ozolins.
A unique trade-off between the Steeldogs and Stingrays has now seen five players switch club's this summer with defenceman Rodin signing in Sheffield prior to Campbell and British forward Chris Sykes joining Hull alongside Bowns and Ozolins.
The 32 year old - who moved to Hull after consecutive EIHL championship winning seasons with Coventry and Sheffield - notched 55 points in 58 regular season games as well as a massive five goals in three playoff games - including a hat-trick in the club's monumental second leg Quarter Final win over Sheffield.
Creating a formidable and natural partnership with linemate Jason Silverthorn, Campbell - in his sixth UK top flight campaign - grew to become one of the club's biggest assets last season thanks to his combination of strength, playmaking and enforcing abilities.
He joins a Steeldogs side coached by friend and former Newcastle teammate Andre Payette following an outstanding 11/12 campaign in which they surprised and shocked EPL with an impressive third place finish - in large part thanks to Stingrays summer signings Ben Bowns and Janis Ozolins.
A unique trade-off between the Steeldogs and Stingrays has now seen five players switch club's this summer with defenceman Rodin signing in Sheffield prior to Campbell and British forward Chris Sykes joining Hull alongside Bowns and Ozolins.
