After hearing for more than a decade that he looks like Joe Thornton, Victoria beer leaguer Ebin Campbell has embraced the role of doppleg盲nger.
On Saturday, Campbell and his girlfriend, Steph Pedneault, made the trip to Vancouver to see the San Jose Sharks play the Canucks at Rogers Arena. Campbell wore a Sharks jersey on loan from a buddy of CampbellB次元官网网址檚 who has a collection of hockey sweaters.
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Campbell had an inkling he might get some attention but wasnB次元官网网址檛 expecting the response he got.
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By mid-game a rinkside photo of Campbell and Pedneault was posted by the SharksB次元官网网址� Twitter account and was shared dozens of times, drawing a lot of love from the hockeyverse. On Sunday Campbell was tracked down by NHL.comB次元官网网址檚 own show, NHL Now, for a brief interview which aired on Monday.
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Admittedly, both have shaggy beards, though CampbellB次元官网网址檚 is missing the shock of grey that is unique to ThorntonB次元官网网址檚 popular beard.
Campbell was even asked for an autograph for the first time on Saturday by two kids about 8 and 10 years old but had to politely refuse.
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