Brian Gibbons (ice hockey, born 1988)

Brian Gibbons
Gibbons in November 2014
Born (1988-02-26) February 26, 1988
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Brian Robert Gibbons (born February 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career

Gibbons in December 2013.

Prior to turning professional, Gibbons attended the Boston College where he played four seasons with the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the Hockey East conference.

On April 4, 2011 Gibbons signed a two-year, entry level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $1.8 million at the NHL level.[1]

In the 2013–14 season, Gibbons received his first recall by Pittsburgh and scored his first NHL goal in his debut game on his first shot on November 18, 2013, against Viktor Fasth of the Anaheim Ducks.[2] He scored his first power play goal on February 3, 2014, off a deflection from Olli Määttä against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators.[3]

On July 4, 2014, Gibbons left the Penguins organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]

On July 1, 2015, Gibbons signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers.[5] He was assigned by the Rangers to AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, for the duration of the 2015–16 season, compiling 23 points in 63 games.

Unable to feature with the Rangers, Gibbons left as a free agent in the off-season. Unable to secure an NHL contract, he signed a Professional Try-out deal to attend training camp with the New Jersey Devils on September 15, 2016.[6] He later signed a one-year AHL deal with affiliate, the Albany Devils on October 4, 2016.

On July 1, 2017, Gibbons after a successful tenure in the AHL, finally was offered and agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils for the following 2017–18 season.[7] In the 2017-18 season, Gibbons made a return to the NHL in surprisingly making the Devils opening night roster. In using his speed and high intensity, Gibbons made an impression with the Devils, scoring career highs with 12 goals, 14 assists and 26 points in 59 games.

As a free agent from the Devils, Gibbons was signed in the off-season to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 2, 2018.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Boston College HE 43 13 22 35 32 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston College HE 36 9 19 28 52 — — — — —
2009–10 Boston College HE 42 16 34 50 78 — — — — —
2010–11 Boston College HE 39 18 33 51 79 — — — — —
2011–12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 11 19 30 26 9 0 0 0 8
2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 8 22 30 34 15 3 5 8 22
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 28 11 19 30 43 10 1 2 3 18
2013–14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 5 12 17 6 8 2 1 3 2
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 26 3 8 11 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 25 0 5 5 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 63 6 17 23 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL 72 16 20 36 38 4 1 0 1 2
2017–18 New Jersey Devils NHL 59 12 14 26 20 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 125 17 31 48 34 10 2 1 3 2
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2018 Denmark

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 United States WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 70002
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East First Team 2009–10 [9]
All-Hockey East Second Team 2010–11
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2011 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Penguins Sign Forward Brian Gibbons - Pittsburgh Penguins - News". Pittsburgh Penguins. April 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins". National Hockey League. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Penguins beat Senators, 2-1, in overtime". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign center Brian Gibbons to one-year deal". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Brian Gibbons". New York Rangers. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. ↑ New Jersey Devils (2016-09-15). "Gibbons agree to PTO with Devils". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Devils sign forward Brian Gibbons to one-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Ducks sign six in free agency". Anaheim Ducks. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  9. ↑ "NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  10. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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