Brian Gibbons (ice hockey, born 1988) explained

Brian Gibbons
Birth Date:26 February 1988
Birth Place:Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:175
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Team:Free agent
Former Teams:Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
Anaheim Ducks
Ottawa Senators
Carolina Hurricanes
Lausanne HC
Linköping HC
ERC Ingolstadt
Ntl Team:United States
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2011

Brian Robert Gibbons (born February 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has formerly played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes.

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.

On July 2, 2018, Gibbons was signed to a one-year, $1 million contract by the Anaheim Ducks.[8] In the 2018–19 season, he recorded two goals and five points in 44 games for Ducks before he was placed on waivers on February 15, 2019.[9] Unable to replicate his previous offensive totals Gibbons was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, however, before reporting he was traded by the Ducks at the trade deadline to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Patrick Sieloff on February 25, 2019.[10] Gibbons made an instant impact with the cellar-dwelling Senators, recording 6 goals and 14 points in 20 games to end the regular season.

On July 4, 2019, Gibbons signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way $725,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[11] Gibbons split the 2019–20 season, between the Hurricanes and AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, going scoreless in 15 games in the NHL.

Left off the Hurricanes Return to Play roster, Gibbons as a free agent joined Swiss club, Lausanne HC of the National League (NL), on a one-year deal on July 28, 2020.[12]

Limited to just 17 games through his solitary season in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) with Linköping HC in 2021–22, Gibbons lefts as a free agent and continued his European career by signing a one-year deal with German outfit, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on August 1, 2022.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Boston CollegeHE4313223532
2008–09Boston CollegeHE369192852
2009–10Boston CollegeHE4216345078
2010–11Boston CollegeHE 3918335179
2011–12Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL701119302690008
2012–13Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL7082230341535822
2013–14Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL28111930431012318
2013–14Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4151217682132
2014–15Springfield FalconsAHL 26381114
2014–15Columbus Blue JacketsNHL250558
2015–16Hartford Wolf PackAHL 636172330
2016–17Albany DevilsAHL721620363841012
2017–18New Jersey DevilsNHL591214262020000
2018–19Anaheim DucksNHL4423516
2018–19Ottawa SenatorsNHL2068144
2019–20Charlotte CheckersAHL264141840
2019–20Carolina HurricanesNHL150004
2020–21Lausanne HCNL461122335860224
2021–22Linköping HCSHL170118
2022–23ERC IngolstadtDEL112248
NHL totals20425426758102132

International

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-Hockey East First Team2009–10[14]
All-Hockey East Second Team2010–11
Hockey East All-Tournament Team2011[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Brian Gibbons – Pittsburgh Penguins – News. Pittsburgh Penguins. April 4, 2011.
  2. Web site: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins . . November 18, 2013 . November 18, 2013.
  3. Web site: Penguins beat Senators, 2–1, in overtime . . February 3, 2014 . February 3, 2014.
  4. Web site: Blue Jackets sign center Brian Gibbons to one-year deal . . July 4, 2014 . July 4, 2014.
  5. Web site: Rangers agree to terms with Brian Gibbons . . July 1, 2015 . July 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703233829/http://www.blueshirtsunited.com/article/rangers-agree-terms-brian-gibbons . July 3, 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Gibbons agree to PTO with Devils . . New Jersey Devils . September 15, 2016 . September 15, 2016. New Jersey Devils .
  7. Web site: Devils sign forward Brian Gibbons to one-year, two-way contract . . July 1, 2017 . July 1, 2017.
  8. Web site: Ducks sign six in free agency . . July 2, 2018 . July 2, 2018.
  9. Web site: Brian Gibbons clears waivers . prohockeyrumours.com . February 16, 2019 . February 16, 2019.
  10. Web site: Sens acquire Gibbons from Ducks . . February 25, 2019 . February 25, 2019.
  11. Web site: Canes sign Brian Gibbons to one-year, two-way deal . . July 4, 2019 . July 4, 2019.
  12. Web site: Lausanne announces signing of Gibbons . swisshockeynews.ch . July 28, 2020 . July 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: Center Brian Gibbons completes ERC roster . . August 1, 2022 . August 1, 2022 . German.
  14. Web site: NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Teams . eliteprospects.com . May 15, 2012 . May 15, 2012.
  15. News: 2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide. Hockey East. May 19, 2014.