Brian Gibbons (ice hockey, born 1988)
Brian Gibbons | |||
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Gibbons in November 2014 | |||
Born |
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 26, 1988||
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 |
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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
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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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Representing | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2018 Denmark |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2018 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-Hockey East First Team | 2009–10 | [9] |
All-Hockey East Second Team | 2010–11 | |
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2011 | [10] |
References
- ↑ "Penguins Sign Forward Brian Gibbons - Pittsburgh Penguins - News". Pittsburgh Penguins. April 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins". National Hockey League. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Penguins beat Senators, 2-1, in overtime". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign center Brian Gibbons to one-year deal". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Brian Gibbons". New York Rangers. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ New Jersey Devils (2016-09-15). "Gibbons agree to PTO with Devils". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ↑ "Devils sign forward Brian Gibbons to one-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "Ducks sign six in free agency". Anaheim Ducks. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ "NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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